Table 1. The top 10 most mentioned theories sorted according to the total number of mentions.
| Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Detection Theory | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| Prospect Theory (Also Cumulative Prospect) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Attachment Theory | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Life History Theory | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Construal-Level Theory (Psychological Distance) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Social-Identity Theory | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| System Justification Theory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Game Theory | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Item Response Theory | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Self-Affirmation Theory | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Terror Management Theory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |