Famous People/Psychologists Flashcards
Charles Spearman
Creator of “g-factor”, or general intelligence, concept
LL Thurstone
Psychologist ; proposed that intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities
Howard Gardner
Best known for his theory of “multiple intelligences”
Robert Sternberg
Creator of “successful intelligence” theory (3 types)
Francis Galton
Darwin’s 2nd cousin who believed intelligence is inherited, found in level of processing, and he developed the correlational method
Alfred Binet
A French psychologist famous for his development of the first widely used intelligence test. He is often described as one of the most influential thinkers in psychology history and his original test still serves as the basis for modern measures of intelligence.
Louis Terman
He adapted the intelligence test created by Alfred Binet to fit the needs of US students. The revised test was called the Stanford-Binet test and measures IQ
David Wechsler
A psychologist who developed tests similar to the Stanford-Binet IQ test, aimed at both adults and children
Carol Dweck
A psychologist who proposed the self-theory of motivation and stated that the need for achievement is linked to personality factors
Ivan Pavlov
Described process of classical conditioning after famous experiments with dogs and their reflex of salivating
Edward Tolman
Researched rats’ use of “cognitive maps”
John B Watson
Early behaviourist ; famous for the “Little Albert” experiments on fear conditioning
Albert Bandura
His research in social learning therapy is designed to modify clients’ problematic behaviour patterns through observation and behaviour reinforcement., “Bo-Bo Doll” experiment to demonstrate how children imitate anti-social behaviour (reciprocal determinism)
B.F. Skinner
Pioneer of operant conditioning - believed everything we do is determined by our past history of reinforcements and punishments.
Edward Thorndike
An American psychologist whose experiments with cats learning to get out of puzzle boxes profoundly influenced our thinking about the importance of instrumental conditioning and the central place of animal learning experiments in psychology?
