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6068741886HJ Eysenck(personality) asserted the personality is largely determined by genes, used introversion/extroversion0
6068743336Carl Rogers(humanistic) found person-centered therapy, theory the emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth, unconditional positive regard, fully functioning person1
6068743337Lawrence Kohlberg(cognition, moral development) created a theory of moral development that has 3 levels: focuses on moral reasoning rather than overt behavior2
6068746158Robert Rosenthal(social psychology) focus on nonverbal communication, self-fulfilling prophecies; Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students3
6068750820Howard Gardner(intelligence) devised the theory of multiples intelligences (logical-mathematic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, linguistic, musical, interpersonal, naturalistic)4
6068750821Erik Erikson(neo-Freudian, humanistic) created an 8-stage theory to show how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting "Who am I?"5
6068756314Albert Bandura(sociocultural) pioneer in observational learning, stated that people profit from the mistakes/ successes of others; Bobo Dolls-adults demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls, children mimicked play6
6068758213Harry Harlow(development) realized that touch is preferred in development; Rhesus monkeys, studied statement of infant monkeys (wire monkeys v. cloth mothers)7
6068758214Robert Yerkes(intelligence, comparative) social behavior of gorillas/chimps, ____________- Dodson law-level of arousal as related to performance8
6068760798Raymond Cattell(intelligence) fluid and crystal intelligence; 3 domains of personality sphere (personality, ability and motivation), 16 Personality Factors (personality test)9
6068762938Kurt Lewin(social psychology) German refugee who escaped Nazis, proved the democratic style of leadership is the most productive; leadership styles-studio effects of 3 leadership styles on children completing activities10
6068764444William Wundt(structuralism, voluntarism) introspection, basic units of experience; 1st psychological laboratory in world at University of Leipzig11
6068764445Jean Piaget(cognition) created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development, said that two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth (assimilation and accommodation)12
6068767334Robert Sternberg(intelligence) devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving, practical, and creative)13
6068769257Hermann Ebbinghaus(memory) 1st to conduct studies on forgetting: first, a rapid loss followed by a gradual declining rate of loss, studies: memory-series of meaningless syllables/words14
6068769258Karen Horney(neo-Freudian, psychodynamic) criticized Frued, stated that personality is molded by current fears and impulses, rather than being determined solely by childhood experiences15
6068771969Solomon Asch(social psychology) studied conformity, found that individuals would conform even if they knew it was wrong16
6068771970Stanley Milgram(social psychology) wanted to see how the German soldiers in WWII fell to obedience, wanted to see how far individuals would go to be obedient; Shock Study17
6068774911Lev Vygotsky(child development) investigated how culture and interpersonal communication guide development, zone of proximal development; play research18
6068777104Alfred Binet(testing) general IQ tests, designed test to identify slow learners in need of remediation-not applicable in the U.S. because too culture-bound (French)19
6068779505Atkinson/Shiffrin(memory) developed the three_stage memory model(encoding, storage, and retrieval)20
6068779506Paul Broca(neurobiology) discovered the part of the brain responsible for coordination muscles involved in speech was named for him. because he first identified it21
6068781715Roger Sperry(neurobiology) known for his original work with split brain on monkeys that would later develop into human research with Micheal Gazzaniga; showed that left/right hemispheres have different functions22
6068783700Hans Seyle(stress) stages of stress23
6068791176Sigmund Freud(psychoanalytic, personality) id/ego/superego, reality, and pleasure principles, ego ideal, defense mechanisms24
6080275097Benjamin Whorf(language) his hypothesis is that language determines the way we think25
6080275323Carol Gilligan(cognition) said the Kohlberg's work was developed only by observing boys and overlooked potential differences between the habitual moral judgements of boys and girls26
6080278769Phineas Gage(neurobiology) 1st person to have a frontal lobotomy. His accident gave info on the brain and which parts are involved in emotional reasoning27
6080278770Alfred Adler(neo-freudian, psychodynamic) basic mistakes, style of life, inferiority/superiority complexes, childhood influences personality formation28
6080281203Gordon Allport(trait theory of personality) list of 11,000 traits, 3 levels of traits: cardinal, central, and secondary29
6080283880Stanley Schachter(emotion) in order to experience emotions a person must be physically aroused and know the motion before you experience it30
6080283881Charles Spearman(intelligence) found that specific mental talents were highly correlated. concluded that all cog native abilities showed a common core, labeled "g"31
6080286498Karl Wernicke(perception) area of the left temporal lobe involved in language understanding32
6080286499Henry Murray(intelligence, testing) devised the Thematic Apperception Test33
6080351369Ivan Pavlov(gastroenterology) developed foundation for classical conditioning; discovered that a UCS naturally elicits a reflective behavior; Dog Salivation34
6080351370Albert Ellis(cognitive-behavioral) rational-emotive therapy, focuses on altering clients' patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions35
6080353911Noam Chomsky(language) disagreed with Skinner, said there is an infinite number of sentences in a language; humans have an inborn ability to develop language36
6080353912Carl Jung(neo-freudian, psychoanalytic) people had conscious and unconscious awareness: archetypes; collective unconscious37
6080356389Thorndike(behaviorism) "Law of effect" relationship between behavior and consequence, specifically with cats38
6080356390B.F. Skinner(behaviorism) created techniques to manipulate the consequences of an organism's behavior in order to observe the effects of subsequent behavior39
6080359000Aaron Beck(cognitive) father of cognitive therapy, created ___________ Scales depression inventory; hopelessness scale, suicidal ideation, anxiety inventory, and youth inventories40
6080361307William James(functionalism) studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; Pragmatism; The Meaning of Truth41
6080365393Hermann Rorschach(psychoanalysis) meelopend one of the first projective tests the Inkblots where the subject tells a story and the observers derives personality aspects42
6080373841Mary Ainsworth(developmental) compared effects of maternal seperation , devised patterns of attachment and studied that "Strange Situation-observation of parent/child attachment43
6080373842Abraham Maslow(humanism) hierarchy of needs; self-actualization44
6080378183Phhilip Zimbardo(social) people's behavior depends on the roles that they are asked to play; stanford prison study45
6080378184Earnest Weber(perception) just noticeable-differnece (JND) that eventually became ___________'s law46
6080380864Anna Freud(psychoanalysis) focused on child psychoanalysis; fully developed defense mechanisms, emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle47
6080380865John B Watson(behaviorism) generalization-inductive reasoning, emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; Little Albert48
6080384396Elizabeth Loftus(memory) expert in eyewitness testimony (false memories or misinformation effect)49

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