People Flashcards
Who is Margaret Mead?
Cultural anthropologist who studied the social and cultural behaviors of societies, particularly in the Pacific Islands. Her work emphasized the impact of culture on human behavior and challenged Western norms.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
Behaviorist psychologist known for his work on operant conditioning. He developed the concept of reinforcement and studied how behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments.
Who is John Watson?
Founder of behaviorism in psychology, advocating the study of observable behavior over internal mental processes. Famous for the ‘Little Albert’ experiment, demonstrating conditioned emotional responses.
Who is Jane Goodall?
Primatologist and ethologist known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Tanzania. She documented their tool use, social behavior, and emotional lives, transforming the understanding of animal behavior.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Russian physiologist known for his work on classical conditioning. His experiments with dogs demonstrated how neutral stimuli could become associated with reflexive responses.
Who is Charles Darwin?
Naturalist and biologist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection. His book On the Origin of Species revolutionized biology and understanding of life on Earth.
Who is Erik Erikson?
Developmental psychologist who proposed the psychosocial stages of development, highlighting eight stages from infancy to late adulthood, each with unique challenges.
Who is Donald Johanson?
Paleoanthropologist who discovered Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil in Ethiopia. This finding provided crucial insights into human evolution.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Psychologist known for creating Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a motivational theory outlining human needs from basic survival to self-actualization.
Who is Franz Boas?
Anthropologist considered the father of American anthropology. He emphasized cultural relativism and challenged racist and ethnocentric views in anthropology.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Founder of psychoanalysis, known for theories on the unconscious mind, the structure of personality (id, ego, superego), and psychosexual development.
