Important people Flashcards
Who is Claudius Galen
Doctor for Gladiators, recorded how head injuries effected behaviour
Who created dualism and what is it
Rene Descartes, his theory was that the mind and body are to separate things
What did Franz Gall believe
He was a German physician, believed that different parts of the brain had different functions- ‘localisation of brain function’
What did Pierre Flourens do
Introduced brain ablation experiments, removed brain tissue to observe changes in behaviour
What was the name of the neurosurgen who used electrical stimulation
Wilder Penfield, he did this to map the cerebral cortex
What experiment did Maguire do
She observed whether London taxi drivers have larger than average hippo campi. The experiment proved that memorising the streets of London did influence the hippo campi to grow in the prosterior (rear), however the anterior (front) shrunk.
Who is Konrad Lorenz
He discovered that geese follow the first moving object they see. Found that imprinting is a critical period that suggests that attachment is innate and programmed genetically.
Who suggested that attachment is a vital adaptive quality that has evolved to increase the chance of survival through proximity-seeking behaviour
Bowlby
What was the Strange Situation, who conducted this experiment
Ainsworth, Blehar, Walters and Wall conducted this experiment. They discovered the following attachment styles from leaving babies in a room with a stranger.
- Type A: Anxious-avoidant: no protest when parent leaves; ignores parent when returns (10%)
- Type B: Securely attached: mild protest on departure; on return seeks parent and is easily comforted. (70%)
- Type C: Anxious-ambivalent: Seriously distressed on departure; when parent returns alternatively clings and pushes away (20%)
What did Rutter do
He investigation 144 6 year olds found in a Romanian Orphanage. Study found that early abuse and deprivation was detrimental to their cognitive development and attachment in later life
Who argued that cognitive development is the result of biological maturation and determined the stages we pass through
Piaget
Who believed that social interaction was essential in the development of cognition and that challenging tasks promote maximal cognitive growth
Vagotsky
Who is Harlow
Harlow conducted the experiment where the monkey had to choose a wire mother (provided milk) or cloth mother (provided comfort). The monkey chose love over survival.
What theory did Howard Gardner form
The theory of multiple intelligences. He suggested that there are 10 different types of intelligence.
