Important People (CH1 & CH2) Flashcards
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
He began experimental psychology and established the first psychology laboratory. Founded structuralism
Who is Margaret Washburn?
Disciple of Wundt, first woman to receive a psychology degree
Who is Descartes
Philosopher and mathematician known for his idea of dualism
Who is William James?
Established the first psychology lab in America at Harvard. Founded functionalism
Who is Mary Calkins?
First elected president of American Psych Association
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Founder of Psychoanalysis
Who is John Watson?
Founder of Behaviorism
Who is Carl Rogers?
Founder of Humanistic Psychology
Who is George Miller?
Founder of Cognitive Psychology
Who is Otto Loewi?
Discovered that chemicals were involved in neuron impulses/communication
Who is Santiago Ramon y Cajal?
Father of modern day neuroscience. Discovered that neurons are separate & have structures
Who are Plato and Aristotle
Plato: nature affects us
Aristotle: nurture affects us
