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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," his take on any species survival. -
Wilham Wundt
Wilham Wundt formed the first journal of psychological research, making him the "Father of Psychology." -
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov publishes "Classical Conditioning" on the study of dogs. -
William James
William James gained widespread recognition with the first psychological textbook, "Principles of Psychology." Also, he founded the first lab in the United States for psychology. -
Margaret Floy Washburn
Margaret Floy Washburn is known for being the first woman to get her PhD in psychology. -
John Watson
John Watson published the article "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it" about his new philosophy of "Behaviorism." -
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud presented his idea of psychoanalysis in his book, "The Introduction to Psychoanalysis." -
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget developed the theory of cognitive development and introduced this throguh his book, "The Moral Judgement of the Child." -
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky's greatest contribution to the field of psychology was his book "Thinking and Speech," which would later be re-published as "Thought and Language." -
B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner is famous for his book "The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis," in which he discussed his theory of "radical behaviorism." -
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow presented Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory on human's innate curiosity, in his paper "A Theory in Human Motivation." -
Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson's greatest contribution was his creation of the eight stages of development. He worked on his book "Childhood and Society" for the bulk of his beginning years as a psychologist and piublished it in 1950. -
Harry Harlow
Harry Harlow focused on the relatrionship between an infant monkey and its mother. He presented his ideas in his address "The Nature of Love." -
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura conducted twoi experiments called "The Bobo Doll Experiment," which was the study of behavior associated with aggression. -
Jerome Kagan
Jerome Kagan focused his studies on how a child's childhood experiences affected how they acted as an adult. He studied children up to two years old and published his results in "Birth to Maturity."
