psychologists Flashcards
hippocrates
4 humours and imbalance effect on mental health
rene descartes
brain and body are connected
brain controls body through tubes and moving fluid throughout them
johannes muller
relationship between psychology and the environment
plato
our perception of the world is shadows, and we ignore the light of the rest of reality
herman von helmholtz
delay between actions/perception and neural impulses
wilhelm wundt
father of psychology
studied consciousness, and made it PSYCHOLOGY instead of PHILOSOPHY
said you could “be like” something if it’s conscious
edward titchener
developed structuralism and introspection
william james
made 1st psych lab and textbook
created functionalism
bf skinner
father of behaviourism
said there was reinforcement and punishment
bandura
bobo doll experiment, behaviourism
maslow
heirarchy of needs to move towards self-actualization
donald hebb
said neurons develop due to environ and experiences
karl kashley
said which part of the brain were involved in memory and learning