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- 4. Influential modern theorist who has made many refinements to classical conditioning theories.
- 6. Theory of stages of moral development. This theory focused on how kids develop morality and moral reasoning
- 7. Opened the first psychology lab which marked the founding of modern psychology.
- 9. Investigated social conformity. Found that most individuals change their opinions to agree with the group
- 14. Pioneered the study of learning. (famous dog experiment)
- 17. First woman to receive psychology Ph.D.
- 18. Believed that growth promoting requires genuineness, acceptance and empathy.
- 19. Humanistic psychology. Helped establish existential psychology.
- 21. Became famous for his research on hypnosis. Studied the use of hypnosis in treatment of children suffering from cancer.
- 23. Argued that humans are born with innate capacity for language.
- 24. Ideas influential in education and social reform. One of the primary figures related to the philosophy of pragmatism. One of the fathers of functional psychology.
- 25. One of the first psychologists to describe children. Believed in tension between biological maturity and social dependence.
- 26. Influence on contemporary critical theory. Influencing disparate approaches as feminism.
- 29. Focus on study of personality. The trait theory of personality.
- 33. Expert in emotional research and nonverbal communication. Well known for studies on emotional expression.
- 34. Proposed natural selection.
- 36. Developer of the triarchic theory of intelligence. There are three aspects to intelligence.
- 37. Psychological development in kids. Concept of zone of proximal development.
- 38. Created field of child psychoanalysis. Contributed to understanding child psychology.
- 39. Contributed to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory.
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- 1. Developed the theory of cognitive dissonance.
- 2. “Father of psychology”. First to offer a class on psychology
- 3. Created Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.Theory psychological health on fulfilling innate human needs in priority
- 5. Known for her work in child analysis. Development of object relations theory.
- 8. Wanted to study the structural elements of the mind.
- 10. Influence on behaviorism. He believed that all human action was the result of direct conditioning.
- 11. Psychologist whose research was focused on the creativity in adults and children. Proposed a theory of multiple intelligences which has been highly influential.
- 12. Created our concepts of introversion and extraversion.
- 13. Law of effect. Puzzle box experiment with cats.
- 15. One of the modern pioneers of sical, organizational and applied psychology in the U.S. Applied research, action research and group communication.
- 16. Early developer of color theory. Studied the structure of the eye effects of light on the eye, and the nature of light.
- 20. Development of attachment theory . Emotional attachment between a child and primary caregiver.
- 22. Psychologist whose theory of emotion centered on the concept of appraisal or how a person evaluates the impact of an event
- 27. First woman to become president of the APA.
- 28. Developed concept of freedom is a fundamental part of human nature. Challenged theories of Sigmund Freud.
- 30. Known for work on child development. He placed a great importance on the education of children.
- 31. Founder of social learning theory. “Bobo doll experiment”
- 32. Inventing and developing techniques of psychoanalysis. Theories of concepts of life and death instincts
- 33. Believed personalities of humans developed past the age of five.
- 35. Believed psychology should be an objective science based on observable behavior. (Started Behaviorism)