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One of the founders of modern linguistics, whose theory of language acquisition emphasizes universal grammar and maintains that humans have a built-in readiness to learn language
noam chomsky
Conducted research on chimpanzees, who used insight to solve the problem of obtaining out-of-reach food using poles and stackable boxes
wolfgang kohler
believed all intelligence could be traced to a single underlying general mental ability known as g
charles spearman
Developed the theory of multiple intelligences to expand upon traditional conceptions of intelligence
howard gardner
created the triarchic theory of intelligence, which maintains that analytical, creative, and practical abilities come together to create intelligence
robert sternberg
Pioneer in intelligence testing who created a standardized test to identify children requiring extra attention in school
alfred binet
founded psychometrics, developed the idea of nature vs. nurture, believed genetics was most important factor in intelligence
francis galton
Expanded Binet’s system to create the concept of IQ and early IQ tests, which used mental and chronological age to calculate IQ
lewis terman
Developed modern IQ tests for children and adults who subscores for different mental abilities
david wechsler
Memory experiments demonstrated that meaningless stimuli are more difficult to memorize and recall than meaningful stimuli, that learning is more effective when spaced out over time, and that forgetting happens most rapidly right after learning occurs and slows down over time
hermann ebbinghaus
known for her work in the study of false memory formation and the misinformation effect, Loftus’s experiments revealed that the memories of eyewitnesses can often be altered after exposing them to incorrect information about an event, demonstrating the malleability of memory
elizabeth loftus
One of the founders of cognitive psychology, Miller discovered that human short-term memory is usually limited to holding between five and nine pieces of information at a time
george a. miller
the process of thinking or mentally processing information such as concepts, language, and images
cognition
mental image or the best example of a specific concept
prototype
focuses on coming up with the single, well-established answer to problem
convergent thinking “logic”
