History And Approaches Flashcards
Charles Darwin
Was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. Stated that all species of life have descended from common ancestors.
Mary whiton
Was an american philosopher and psychologist. Calkins was also the first woman to become president of the american Psychological Association.
Dorothea Dix
Was an american activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislature and the U.S.A congress created the first generation of american mental asylums.
Sigmund Freud
Was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of Psychoanalysis.
G. Stanley Hall
Was a pioneering american psychologist and educator that focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory.
William James
Philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. First educator to offer a psychology course in the US.
Ivan Pavlov
Physiologist known primarily for his work in classical conditioning.
Jean Piaget
He is known for hos epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological
Carl Rogers
Was an influential psychologist and among founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.
B.F Skinner
Psychologist, inventor, author etc… Was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Margaret Floy
Leading American Psychologist in the early 20th century, best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development.
John B. Watson
Was an american psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism
Whilhelm Wundt
A german physician, physiologist known today as on of the foundign figures of modern psychology.
Empiricism
The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
Stricturalism
Is a theory that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure.
