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Albert Bandura
Proposed the social learning theory and is known for the Bobo doll experiments, illustrating observational learning.
Edward Thorndike
Famous for the law of effect and his work on connectionism and operant conditioning.
David McClelland
Known for his work on motivation and the need for achievement theory.
Erik Erikson
Known for his theory on psychosocial development, which outlines eight stages of human growth.
Donald O. Hebb
Proposed Hebb's rule, which is a theory explaining synaptic plasticity as the mechanism of learning in the brain.
Ivan Pavlov
Discovered classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs, leading to the concept of conditioned reflexes.
Carl Jung
Founded analytical psychology, proposed the concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes.
Gordon Allport
Known for his trait theory of personality and the concept of functional autonomy.
Carl Gustav Hempel
Influential in the philosophy of science, particularly in the logical positivist tradition, and contributed to the covering law model of explanation.
Wilhelm Wundt
Established the first psychology laboratory and is considered the 'father of experimental psychology'.
Kurt Lewin
Developed field theory and is considered the founder of social psychology.
Stanley Milgram
Conducted the Milgram experiment, which studied obedience to authority figures.
Sigmund Freud
Developed psychoanalysis and theories of the unconscious mind, including concepts like the id, ego, and superego.
Elizabeth Loftus
Renowned for her research on the malleability of human memory and the misinformation effect.
Philip Zimbardo
Known for the Stanford prison experiment, which investigated the psychological effects of perceived power.
Herman Ebbinghaus
Pioneered the experimental study of memory and developed the forgetting curve and spacing effect.
John B. Watson
Founder of behaviorism and famous for the Little Albert experiment demonstrating classical conditioning.
B.F. Skinner
Famous for work on operant conditioning and the invention of the Skinner box.
Carl Rogers
Developed person-centered therapy and contributed to the humanistic approach in psychology.
Abraham Maslow
Created Maslow's hierarchy of needs and contributed to humanistic psychology.
Raymond Cattell
Developed the theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence and contributed to personality trait theory.
William James
Pioneered the James-Lange theory of emotion and is known for his work on pragmatism and functionalism.
Jean Piaget
Known for his theory of cognitive development in children, which includes stages like sensorimotor and preoperational.
Alfred Binet
Developed the first widely used intelligence test, the Binet-Simon scale.
Lev Vygotsky
Developed the sociocultural theory of cognitive development and introduced the concept of the zone of proximal development.
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