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william wundt |
studied fundamental psychological processes such as mental reaction times in response to visual or auditory stimuli. published "principles of psychological psychology" |
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william james |
harvards most outstanding psychology teacher. stressed the importance of adaptation to environmental change. debated evolution. published "principles of psychology" in 1890 with 2 volumes of over 1400 pages. created functionalism |
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john watson |
behavioralist. objected to structuralisms focus of introspection and its focus on conscious mental processes |
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abraham maslow |
advocate of humanistic psychology. developed a theory of motivation that emphasized psychological growth. |
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phineas gage |
got a crowbar stuck in his skull and doctors found out that certain parts of the brain control different functions. |
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carl rogers |
founded humanistic psychology. emphasized conscious experiments on his patients, including each persons unique potential for psychological growth and self direction. emphasized a self determination, free will, & the importance of choice in human behavior. |
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BF skinner |
american psychologist. believed that psychology should restrict itself from studying outwardly observable behaviors that could be measured and verified. used punishment to shape the behavior of rats and pigeons. |
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ivan pavlov |
founded behaviorism. Russian psychologist. discovered the mechanism by which all behaviors were learned. |
