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Jun 1, 1500
Nicolaus Copernicus
Published the idea that Earth was not the center of the universe, as was previously thought, but revolved around the sun. -
Galileo Galilei
Used a telescope to confirm predictions about star position and movement based on Copernicus’s work -
Rene Descartes
disagreed, however, proposing that a link existed between mind and body -
Sir Francis Galton
wanted to understand how heredity influence a person’s abilities, character, and behavior -
William James
Taught the first class in psychology at Harvard University in 1875 -
Sigmund Freud
a physician who practiced in Vienna until 1938, was more interested in the unconscious mind -
Wilhelm Wundt
started his Laboratory of Psychology. To study of human behavior in a systematic and scientific manner -
Ivan Pavlov
charted another new course for psychological investigation -
Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler, and Kurt Koffka
They argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts-it involves a “whole pattern” or, in German, a Gestalt -
John B. Watson
was that psychology should concern itself only with the observable facts of behavior. Watson further maintained that all behavior, even apparently instinctive behavior -
B.F. Skinner
who introduced the concept of reinforcement. Skinner attempted to show how his laboratory techniques might be applied to society as a whole
