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Wilhelm Wundt -
William James
James also founded one of the first experimental psychology laboratories in the United States. I chose this date because his textbook “The principles of psychology” was published. -
Wilhelm Wundt
Wundt established the first laboratory in the world dedicated to experimental psychology. In Wundt's 1893 edition of “Physiological Psychology” had been published . -
John Watson
According to John Watson, psychology should be the science of observable behavior. I chose this date because he Published Psychology From the Standpoint of a Behaviorist -
Sigmund Freud
Freud developed psychoanalysis, a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of his patients. I chose this date because this it how it ended. Freud lost his battle with oral cancer and committed suicide -
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow presents a hierarchy of needs model which can be divided into basic needs (physiological, safety, love, and esteem) and growth needs. I chose this date because Manslow found that although we are all, theoretically, capable of self-actualizing, most of us will not do so, or only to a limited degree. -
B.F Skinner
B.F Skinner was a behaviorist he developed the theory of operant conditioning and the idea that behavior is determined by its consequences, reinforcements or punishments. I chose this date because this is when he died and his career came to an end.
