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13779072550Wilhelm Wundtestablished the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany0
13779072551Wilhelm Wundtfather of psychology1
13779072552William Jamesfounder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment2
13779072553Ivan Pavlovdiscovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell3
13779072554Sigmund FreudAustrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind. Father of psychoanalysis.4
13779072555Alfred BinetCreated first intelligence test for Parisian school children5
13779072556Edward Thorndikebehaviorism; Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence6
13779072557John WatsonEarly behaviorist; famous for the "Little Albert" experiments on fear conditioning7
13779072558Jean PiagetFour stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and accomodation8
13779072559Benjamin Whorflanguage; his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think9
13779072560Erik EriksonKnown for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development10
13779072561Carl RogersHumanisic; self-concept and unconditional positive regard drive personality11
13779072562B.F. SkinnerBehaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats12
13779072563B.F. Skinner1904-1990; Field: behavioral; Contributions: created techniques to manipulate the consequences of an organism's behavior in order to observe the effects of subsequent behavior; Studies: Skinner box13
13779072564Harry Harlowdevelopment, contact comfort, attachment; experimented with baby rhesus monkeys and presented them with cloth or wire "mothers;" showed that the monkeys became attached to the cloth mothers because of contact comfort14
13779072565Solomon Asch1907-1996; Field: social psychology; Contributions: studied conformity, found that individuals would conform even if they knew it was wrong; Studies: conformity, opinions and social pressures15
13779072566Abraham MaslowHumanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the concept of "self-actualization"16
13779072567Mary Ainsworth1913-1999; Field: development; Contributions: compared effects of maternal separation, devised patterns of attachment; Studies: The Strange Situation-observation of parent/child attachment17
13779072568Stanley SchachterDeveloped "Two-Factor" theory of emotion; experiments on spillover effect18
13779072569Albert Banduraresearcher famous for work in observational or social learning including the famous Bobo doll experiment19
13779072570Lawrence Kohlbergmoral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is "Heinz" who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication and why? (3 stage theory of moral development)20
13779072571Noam Chomskytheorist who believed that humans have an inborn or "native" propensity to develop language21
13779072572Stanley Milgramobedience to authority; had participants administer what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to other participants; wanted to see if Germans were an aberration or if all people were capable of committing evil actions22
13779072573Phil ZimbardoPrison study; You begin acting, then believing you are that character in reality.23
13779072574Howard Gardnerdevised theory of multiple intelligences: logical-mathematic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, linguistic, musical, interpersonal, naturalistic24
13779072575Elizabeth LoftusHer research on memory construction and the misinformation effect created doubts about the accuracy of eye-witness testimony25
13779072576Sigmund Freudfounder of psychoanalysis26
13779072577William Jamespublished the first psychology textbook27
13779072578Solomon Aschline conformity experiment28

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