The British Journal of Psychology (BJP) is the flagship publication of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and its archive, spanning more than one-hundred years, holds contributions by some of the best-known figures in psychological science. We have selected 11 of the most influential articles, authored (or co-authored) by the following: Jean Piaget, J.B. Watson, Frederic Bartlett, J.J. Gibson, Raymond B. Cattell, Marian Annett, R. Conrad, Vicki Bruce, John Archer, Henri Tajfel and P.N. Johnson-Laird. The article by Piaget is the first English translation of a paper that was originally published in French in 1928. All eleven articles are on topics for which these scholars are internationally recognized." Continue reading editorial.