Recent Selected Publications

Griggs, R. A. (2009). Psychology: A concise introduction (2nd ed.). New York: Worth. (Available in 2008)

Koenig, C. S., & Griggs, R. A. (2007) Using dual-process theory and analogical transfer to explain facilitation on a hypothetico-deductive reasoning task. Psychological Research, 71, 495-502.

Griggs, R. A., & Jackson, S. L. (2007). Classic articles as primary source reading in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 34, 181-186.

Griggs, R. A. (Ed.) (2007). Scientific American reader to accompany Psychology: A Concise Introduction. New York: Scientific American.

Griggs, R. A. (2006). Selecting an introductory textbook: They are not “all the same.” In D. Dunn & S. L. Chew (Eds.), Best practices in teaching introductory psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Griggs, R. A. (2006). Psychology: A concise introduction. New York: Worth Publishers.

Griggs, R. A. (2005). From researcher to teacher–researcher: A case of unplanned development. In W. Buskist et al. (Eds.), Teaching of psychology in autobiography: Perspectives from psychology’s best teachers. Available online at http://teachpsych.org/ (APA’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site).

Griggs, R. A. (2005). The evolution of a teaching seminar at a research university. In W. Buskist, B. C. Beins, & V. W. Hevern (Eds.), Preparing the new psychology professoriate: Helping graduate students become competent teachers. Available online at http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu (APA’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site.

Koenig, C. S., Iliff, N. T., & Griggs, R. A. (2005). A compendium of introductory psychology textbooks (2002-2005). Available online at the Office of Teaching Resources, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, American Psychological Association, at http://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/introtexts.html.

Koenig, C. S., & Griggs, R. A. (2005). Facilitation and analogical transfer in the THOG problem. Thinking and Reasoning, 10, 355-370.

Griggs, R. A., Bujak-Johnson, A., & Proctor, D. L. (2004). Using common core vocabulary in text selection and teaching the introductory course. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 265-269.

Griggs, R. A., Proctor, D. L., & Cook, S. M. (2004). The most frequently cited books in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 113-116.

Koenig, C. S., & Griggs, R. A. (2004). Analogical transfer in the THOG task. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57, 557-570.

Koenig, C. S., & Griggs, R. A. (2004). Facilitation and analogical transfer in a hypothetico-deductive reasoning task. In S. P. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in psychological research, 32 (pp.69-90). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.