Important people and their contributions to the field of psychology
Across
- 4. considered one of the founders of humanist psychology (along with Maslov); unconditional love
- 8. father of psychology (structuralism)
- 9. social learning, observational
- 12. humanism, hierarchy of needs, self-actualization
- 13. Reformed treatment of the mentally ill
- 14. an American psychologist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning: behavior is shaped by its consequences, e.g. rewards reinforce behavior, while punishments decrease it
- 16. an English naturalist and biologist best known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection
- 17. Erikson psychosocial stages of development, social interaction
- 18. a reknowned linguist best known for his theory of the Language of Acquisition Device (LAD) and grammar
Down
- 1. a developmental psychologist best known for her work in attachment theory (secure/insecure, avoidant/ambivalent)
- 2. Founded the American Psychological Association (APA)
- 3. first female psychology, PhD
- 5. considered the father of American Psychology, functionalist
- 6. classical conditioning (stimulus and response)
- 7. children's stages of cognitive development
- 10. behaviorism (learn everything) - HINT: This person's name has "B" as his middle initial
- 11. psychoanalysis (repression, dreams)
- 15. First female APA President