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14898093577Gustav Fechner1801-1887; Field: perception; Contributions: stated that the magnitude of a sensory experience is proportionate to the # of JND's that the stimulus causing the experiences above the absolute threshold0
14898093578Wilhelm Wundtgerman physiologist who founded psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 18791
14898093579G. Stanley Hallfirst american to work for Wundt; • Founded the American Psychological Association (now largest organization of psychologists in the USA) and became first president2
14898093580William James (1842-1910)Published THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY, the science's first textbook Established the Theory of Functionalism: How mental processes function in our lives3
14898093581Mary Calkins (1863-1930), whom is best known for two things: becoming the first woman president of the American Psychological Association and being denied her doctorate from Harvard.4
14898093582Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)The German psychologist was the originator of Gestalt psychology, which had a profound influence on the whole science of psychology.5
14898093583Marget Washburn (1871-1939)leading American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. She was the first woman to be granted a PhD in psychology, and the second woman, after Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as an APA President.6
14898093584Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind. Father of psychoanalysis.7
14898093585John Watson (1878-1958)behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat8
14898093586B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)A behaviorist, he developed the theory of operant conditioning -- the idea that behavior is determined by its consequences, be they reinforcements or punishments,9
14898093587Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell10
14898093588Abraham MaslowHumanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the concept of "self-actualization"11
14899084202Edward Titchener (1867-1927)was an English psychologist who studied under Wilhelm Wundt for several years. Titchener is best known for creating his version of psychology that described the structure of the mind: structuralism12

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