Ch.1 Famous Psychologists

Developmental Psychologist who was known for observation of children and the stages they develop.

• William James

• Carl Rogers

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Jean Piaget

Known for her work in helping the mentally ill; helped create asylums for mentally ill.

• Dorthea Dix

• Mary Whiton Calkings

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

Developed theory of classical conditioning and known for work in how people learn.

• Charles Darwin

• Ivan Pavlov

• Edward Titchener

• Abraham Maslow

Evolution theory and natural selection

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• Charles Darwin

• B.F. Skinner

Known for Humanism; said in order to grow needs a successful environment to do so.

• Carl Rogers

• Abraham Maslow

• G. Stanley Hall

• William James

Known for Humanism; created the Hierarchy of need (also called self-actualizations).

• Carl Rogers

• Abraham Maslow

• William James

• John B. Watson

Created first psychological lab (not American); influenced structuralism.

• Mary Whiton Calkins

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Wilhelm Wundt

• G. Stanly Hall

Created first U.S. psychology lab (American)

• Wilhelm Wundt

• G. Stanly Hall

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Carl Rogers

Formally introduced structuralism; encouraged the use of introspection

• Wilhelm Wundt

• B.F. Skinner

• William James

• Edward Titchener

Psychodynamic theory; talked about the unconscious and how it manifests itself

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• Ivan Pavlov

• Wilhelm Wundt