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Period: 300 to
Pyschology
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335
Aristotle
Who denied the existence of innate ideas, suggests that the heart is the seat of the mental processes. -
420
Socrates
he made the socrates method which is when people ask and answer questions to get critical thinking. -
Francis Bacon
He publishes " The Proficiency and Advancement of Learning." -
Rene Descarte
A fench philosopher who and mathematician who proposed mind-body interaction and the docatarine innate ideas. -
John Locke
The British Philosopher who rejected Descartes notion of innate ideas and insisted that the mind at birth is a "blank state", published "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", which stresses empiricism over speculation. -
Dorthea Dix
American activist who successfully pressured lawmakers to construct & fund asylums for the mentally ill -
Charles Darwin
He published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, synthesizing much previous work on the theory of evolution, including that of Herbert Spencer, who coined the phrase "Survival of the the fittest." -
G. Stanley Hall
First american to work for Wundt ,founded the American Psychological Association (now largest organization of psychologists in the USA) and became first president -
William Wundt
Conducted first psychology experiments in first psych laboratory -
William James
Created Functionalist school of thought; early American psychology teacher/philosopher described pyschology as "the science of mental life." -
E. B. Titchener
He attempted to classify the structures of the mind, like chemists classify the elements of nature into the periodic table that is his theory of Structuralism. -
Mary Whiton Calkins
She is known for self-psychology,inventing paired-associate technique, and first woman APA President. -
Rosalie Rayner
Her and her husband did a expirement called "Little Albert" which showed that loud noises made kids scared cause they don't know what it is. -
Margaret Floy Washburn
First female to be awarded a PhD in psychology and 2nd president of the APA. -
Plato
He believed in innate ideas, suggests that the brain is the seat of mental processes.
