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Charles Darwin
He published the book "On The Origin Of Species" which states the Theory of Evolution, which can be applied to Psychology because it allowed scientists to study animals and relate them to human behavior. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin -
Harry Harlow
Harlow was the head of division for anthropology and psychology of the national research council. He is best known for his demonstration on the importance of care-giving and companionship in social and cognitive development. http://psychology.about.com/od/historyofpsychology/p/harlow_love.htm http://muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/harlow.htm -
Albert Bandura
His theory integrates a continuous interaction between behaviors, cognitions and the environment. Bandura’s work is considered part of the cognitive revolution in psychology that began in the late 1960s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bandura -
Wilhelm Wundt
He is considered one of the fathers of psychology. He established the first laboratory dedicated to experimental psychology. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070930200329AApFQbL -
Ivan Pavlov
Pavlov's discovery of conditioning remains one of the most important in psychology's history. In addition to forming the basis of what would become behavioral psychology, the conditioning process remains important today for numerous applications, including behavioral modification and mental health treatment. Classical conditioning is often used to treat phobias, anxiety and panic disorders. http://psychology.about.com/od/classicalconditioning/a/pavlovs-dogs.htm -
Sigmund Freud
Established “psychoanalysis” via work with female clients in Austria. Psychoanalysis focuses on the unconscious aspects of personality. http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/freud.htm -
John Watson
established “radical behaviorism” circa. Believed that you could “condition” people to engage in/stop certain behaviors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Watson -
William James
physcologist and philosopher who he set out a metaphysical view most commonly known as neutral monism in 1912, which pertains to fundelmentals that has to do with mental abilities. In 1907, he set views about the truth knowledge religon and philosophy. http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/jamesbio.htm -
Mary Cover Jones
She is “the mother of behavior of therapy” In 1923 she appointed associate in physcological research at the institute of Educational Research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cover_Jones -
Erik Erickson
He came up with the developmental theory. in 1933 he became bostons first child analyst and obtained a position at the Harvard Medical School for pyschology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson's_stages_of_psychosocial_development -
Jean Piaget
He created the international center for genetic Epistemology in geneva in 1955 and directed it until 1980. http://www.piaget.org/aboutPiaget.html -
Noam Chomsky
In 1959, Chomsky published an influential critique of B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, a book in which Skinner offered a theoretical account of language in functional, behavioral terms. He defined "Verbal Behavior" as learned behavior that has characteristic consequences delivered through the learned behavior of others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky#Contributions_to_psychology -
Lev Vygotsky
His most important contribution concerns the inter-relationship of language development and thought. This concept, explored in Vygotsky's book "Thought and Language" establishes the profound connection between speech, and the development of mental concepts and cognitive awareness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Vygotsky#Psychology_of_play -
Jerome Kagan
He published "Personal Development", in which he discovered that biological factors play a huge role in development and an even larger part in child development. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Jerome_Kagan#Publications -
B.F. Skinner
Skinner contributed the theory in which we are supposedly controlled by whatever our environment forces us to be. Essentially, we are what we live in. In 1974, he published About Behaviorism as a response to the misrepresentation and lack of understanding in his work. http://faculty.frostburg.edu/mbradley/psyography/bfskinner.html
