PSC People

Hofstede

Hofstede

Known for Cultural dimensions theory and Cross-cultural psychology.

Humanism

Karpman

Associated with Primary psychology (Dodgy personality and affect) and Secondary psychology (Disorganized lifestyle).

James

Founded psychology and established the first laboratory for psychology.

Pavlov

Behaviorist known for Classical conditioning, particularly with dogs.

B.F Skinner

Behaviorist known for Skinner's Box experiment with rats.

Wilhelm Wundt

Founder of psychology known for Introspection.

Structuralism

Adorno

Focused on personality-level prejudice and concepts like Conventionalism, Authoritarian submission, Authoritarian aggression, and Anti-interception.

Pygmalion and Gollum effect.

Latane

Known for the Bystander effect, Diffusion of responsibility, Social loafing, Audience inhibition, Social influence, and differences in behavior between Strangers vs friends. smoke coming into room - no-one says anything.

Ringelmann

Associated with the Ringelmann effect where individual effort decreases in a group setting, often illustrated with a rope pulling experiment.

Solomon Asch

Known for his research on Conformity using the Lines experiment.

Philip Zimbardo

Conducted the Stanford prison experiment and studied problems in navy prisons related to Authoritarianism.

Milgram

Social psychologist known for the Shock experiment on Obedience.

Ainsworth

Attachment theorist known for the Strange situation experiment.

Lavater

Known for Physiognomy, associating traits like Sanguine, Melancholic, Choleric, and Phlegmatic with personality characteristics.

Carl Jung

Associated with the study of Consciousness, introversion and extraversion.

Galen

Associated with the study of Personality traits and body fluids.

Locke

Believed individuals are Born a blank slate.

Panopto concept

suggests that humans are born evil.

Francis Galton

Studied the inheritance of traits from the environment and promoted Eugenics to eliminate undesirable traits from society.

John Watson

Founder of behaviorism known for the Little Albert experiment.

Triplett

Known for the concept that individuals' performance is facilitated by others, Social facilitation, and the Fishing rod experiment.