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Sigmund Freud
developed a form of therapy aimed to resolve unconcious conflicts
he did not use experimental method
used case studies and observation
Ivan Pavlov
identified "Classical conditioning" through dogs
dogs could learn to addociate a bell with an automatic behaviour
Edward Thorndike
proposed animal research could help explain human behaviour
John B. Watson
extended classical conditioning to children
conducted the "Little Albert" experiment
B.F. Skinner
developed OPERANT CONDITIONING
it ises reinforcement and punishment to shape behaviours
Albert Bandura
demonstrated children learn by social observation or modeling
people can learn without any overt change in behaviour
Carl Rogers
Father of Humanistic Psychology
developed "client-centered therapy"
Abrham Maslow
developed theory of motivation
developed a "Hierarchy of Needs"
Alric Neisser
coined the term "cognitive Psychology" as a study of information processing
Karl Lashley
used surgical techniqes to attempt to locate all areas of the brain responsible for memory, learning, and other functions
Roger Sperry
condicted SPLIT BRAIN research on animals
Wilhelm Wundt
the father of psychology
believed the brain should NOT be studied
study the process and content of consciousness
What is Voluntarism and who believed in it?
Belief that most behaviour is motivated and that attention is focused for an explicit purpose
Wilheml Wundt believed in Voluntarism
He formed the school of Structuralism in the USA
Edward Thitchrer
This early psychologist sought to desribe mental experiences
Edward Thitchrer
What is Structuralism and who believed in it?
An attempt to try to identify all of the basic concepts of consciousness
Edward thitchrer opened up the school of Structuralism
This early psychologist set up the first psychology lab at Harvard
WIlliam James
this early psychologist started the school of FUNCTIONALISM
William James
What is FUCNTIONALISM
Emphasizes the function of the mind in adapting to a changing environment
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Important names is psychology
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