Historical Figures Flashcards
Who was the first woman president of APA (American Psychology Association)?
Mary Whiton Calkins
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Established first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879
Who was known for their contribution to evolutionary biology?
Charles Darwin
Who is John B. Watson?
Believed in behaviorism; believed psychology can only be what’s observable
Who created 1st generation mental asylums?
Dorothea Dix
Who is Margret Floyd Washburn?
First woman to receive PhD in psychology
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Emphasized ways emotional responses to childhood experiences/unconscious thought process affect behavior
Who dismissed introspection and redefined psychology as
“the scientific study of observable behavior?
B.F. SKinner
Who is G. Stanley Hall?
Established first formal psychology laboratory at John Hopkins University
Who was a founder of humanistic approach?
Carl Rodgers
Who is William James?
Founded lab at Harvard (took functionalism approach); studies evolved functions of thoughts/feelings and their fitness; authored important 1890 psych text.
Who was the most influential observer of children?
Jean Piaget
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Russian psychologist who pioneered study of learning
