Psychologists and Their Contributions ( http://www.ApPsychology.net ) 1. Frances Galton: Maintained that personality and ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance(human traits are inherited) 2. Charles Darwin: Theory of evolution, survival of the fittest-origin of the species 3. William Wundt: introspection-psychology became the scientific study of conscious experience (rather than science) 4. John Watson: Founder of behaviorism- Did the study of generalization 5. Little Albert: Watson?s study on the generalization of fear. Conditioning subject to be afraid 6. Alfred Adler: Neo Freudian, believed that childhood social not sexual tensions are crucial for personality formation
Psychologists
Psychologists and Their Contributions ( http://www.ApPsychology.net ) 1. Frances Galton: Maintained that personality and ability depend almost entirely on genetic inheritance(human traits are inherited) 2. Charles Darwin: Theory of evolution, survival of the fittest-origin of the species 3. William Wundt: introspection-psychology became the scientific study of conscious experience (rather than science) 4. John Watson: Founder of behaviorism- Did the study of generalization 5. Little Albert: Watson?s study on the generalization of fear. Conditioning subject to be afraid 6. Alfred Adler: Neo Freudian, believed that childhood social not sexual tensions are crucial for personality formation
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