Psychology Historical Figures

Vocabulary flashcards covering key historical figures in psychology and their primary contributions based on the lecture material.

Wilhelm Wundt

Created structuralism and is known as the Father of Modern Psychology.

Margaret Washburn

Was the first woman to complete her PhD in psychology.

William James

Created functionalism and is known as the Father of American Psychology.

Charles Darwin

Came up with the evolutionary perspective as well as the concept of natural selection.

Mary Calkins

Was the first woman president of the APA, although she was denied of a PhD because of her gender.

Dorothea Dix

Advocated for the mentally ill and opened up the first mental hospitals over the US and Europe.

Sigmund Freud

Created the psychodynamic perspective and is known as the Father of Psychoanalysis.

Ivan Pavlov

Studied the behavioral perspective as well as classical conditioning.

B.F. Skinner

Studied the behavioral perspective as well as operant conditioning and schedules of reinforcement.

John Watson

Studied the behavioral perspective as well as aversive conditioning.

Jean Piaget

Studied the cognitive perspective and came up with the 4 stages of cognitive development.

Carl Rogers

Studied the humanistic perspective and came up with client centered therapy.