Famous Psychologists and Educators

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Skinner

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B.F. Skinner was a behaviorist known for his work on operant conditioning.

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Watson

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John B. Watson is known for establishing the psychological school of behaviorism.

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Pavlov

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Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning.

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Bronfenbrener

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Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the Ecological Systems Theory to explain how the inherent qualities of a child and their environment interact to influence how they grow and develop.

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Malaguzzi

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Loris Malaguzzi was an Italian educator and the founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.

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Maslow

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Abraham Maslow is best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.

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Lave and Wenger

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Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger are known for their work on situated learning and the concept of communities of practice.

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Downes and Siemens

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Stephen Downes and George Siemens are known for their work on connectivism, a theory of learning in the digital age.

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Piaget

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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development.

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Bruner

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Jerome Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology.