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"Father of Psychology"-Wilhelm Wundt
Wundt established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. He studied Structuralism and stated that trained observers could accurately describe thoughts, feelings, and emotions through introspect. (Structuralism) -
Pavlov's Dog Experiment
Whenever the dogs were fed, they'd salivate. Then, Pavlov started ringing a bell whenever they were fed. Eventually, the dogs would salivate just from hearing the bell because they associated that with food. (Behaviorism) -
Little Albert
John Watson conducted an experiment on classical conditioning humans. First, Albert was exposed to several animals(rabbit, monkey, etc.) and he showed no fear. But when he was shown a rat and heard a loud noise at the same time, he would become upset and associate the two together. So whenever he saw the rat, he'd become upset. (Behaviorism) -
Skinner's Box
B.F. Skinner created a box in order to teach different animals different behaviors by giving them rewards or punishment. (Behaviorism) -
Piaget's Stages
Jean Piaget stated that all humans go through 4 stages:
1. Sensorimotor (birth to 2)
2. Preoperational (2-7)
3. Concrete Operational (7-11)
4. Formal Operational (11-adulthood)
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Sigmund Freud's Iceberg Theory
Freud stated that only part of the superego and part of the ego are conscious. The rest of those and the id are unconscious. He depicted this by using an iceberg. (Psychoanalysis) -
Asch Conformity Experiment
Solomon Asch asked a group of people to identify the identical line. All but one knew to choose the incorrect answer. He wanted to see if the person would conform to the others answers. -
Bobo Doll Experiment
Albert Bandura conducted an experiment where he would have children watch adults abuse a doll. Then after, he would see what the children would do to the doll. They all acted very similarly to the adults. -
Stanford Prison Experiment
An experiment took place at Stanford University where half of the psychology students became prisoners, and the other half became guards. It had to be stopped because the students started to believe they were actually in that situation.
