Who am I (Psychology)

BHS Psych.

Wilhelm Wundt

Known as the father of psychology. His approach was structuralism - the study of the most basic elements, sensations, and perceptions that make up our conscious mental experiences. He established a base line for the senses. He was the first person to set up a psychology lab.

Edward Titchener

Student of Wundt, he developed structuralism and thought that the most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into sensations and feelings. He developed introspection.

William James

He wrote the principals of psychology, his school of thought was functionalism - studying the function rather than the structure. Father of MODERN psychology

B. F. Skinner

Championed behaviorism, and believed that rewards and punishments shaped behavior.

G. Stanley Hall

First president of the APA (American Psychology Association) (founder)

Mary Calkins

Taught experimental psychology. Was the first female president of the APA. Was denied doctorate from Harvard.

Margaret Washburn

Studied mental processes in animals. Was the first female to earn a doctorate in psychology. She published the animal mind.

Sigmund Freud

Believed that behavior was motivated by the unconscious. Held the psychoanalytic view, focused on early childhood experiences.

Ivan Pavlov

Russian physiologist and behaviorist. Pavlov dog experiment. “Discovered the mechanism by which all behaviors are learned.” Self claimed.

Abraham Maslow

Believed in humanism and the SAI, believed that people have the ability to change themselves. Developed the theory of motivation. Focused on psychological growth.

John B. Watson

The father of behaviorism, believed the scientific method should focus on observable behaviors. (overt) rejected functionalism, structuralism, and psychoanalytic approach.

Max Wertheimer

Argued that perceptual experiences, such as perceiving moving lights, resulted from analyzing a, “whole pattern” or in German, “gestalt.” A combination of sensations make up meaningful experiences.

Albert Bandura

Believed in the Social Cognitive Approach (SCA) we learn behavior and no rewards or punishments are necessary.

Carl Rodgers

Believed in the self theory, was a humanist

Aristotle

A philosopher who wrote about sleep, dreams and the senses over 2000 years ago.

René Descartes

Presented the idea of interactive dualism - the mind and the brain are separate entities. They interact to produce emotions and sensations.