psychology figures Flashcards
alfred alder
Austrian doctor who studied the inferiority complex
alfred binet
French psychologist who invented the first IQ test with Théodore Simon
paul ekman
American psychologist who studied facial expression and emotion
erik erikson
American psychologist who theorized on human development
sigmund freud
Austrian founder of psychoanalysis who studied dreams
james gibson
American psychologist who worked in the field of visual perception
carl jung
Swiss psychiatrist who defined personality types
elisabeth kubler-ross
Swiss-American psychiatrist who studied near-death, death, and dying
abraham maslow
American psychologist who created a hierarchy of human needs
ivan pavlov
Russian psychologist who explained the conditioned reflex by ringing a bell and then feeding dogs
carl rogers
American psychologist who was known for his humanistic approach, he helped found psychotherapy
theodore simon
French psychologist who invented first IQ test with Alfred Binet
b.f. skinner
American psychologist who studied behavior and reinforcement
john b watson
American psychologist who established behaviorism