Unit 6 People

Question 1

Albert Bandura

Answer 1

Creator of the social learning theory.

Question 2

Diana Baumrind

Answer 2

Identified the two central dimensions of parent’s behavior - structured expectations and responsiveness.

Question 3

Konrad Lorenz

Answer 3

Founding fathers of the field of ethology, the study of animal behavior.

Question 4

Harry Harlow

Answer 4

Material separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys

Question 5

Sigmund Freud

Answer 5

Theories of psychoanalysis, ideas of consciousness, and unconsciousness.

Question 6

Mary Ainsworth

Answer 6

Devised an experiment called the “Strange Situation”, and the 4 attachment styles.

Question 7

Lev Vygotsky

Answer 7

Believed that social interaction plays a critical role in children’s learning.

Question 8

Jean Piaget

Answer 8

Provided support for the idea that children think differently than adults.

Question 9

Erik Erikson

Answer 9

Theory that each stage of life is associated with a specific psychological struggle.

Question 10

Carol Gilligan

Answer 10

Landmark study showing how the inclusion of women changes the traditional paradigm of human psychology.

Question 11

Lawrence Kohlberg

Answer 11

Studied the moral development in children.