Who Am I?

1 Founder of Rational Emotive Therapy Focused on changing irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior

2 Personality theorist developed three levels of traits Cardinal traits, Central Traits, and Secondary Traits

3 Founder of Structuralism Used introspection Studied the conscious experience

4 Behaviorist Famous “Little Albert” Study proved that fear could be learned and generalized

5 Neo-Freudian Believed that childhood social experiences, especially birth order and not sexual tensions were crucial for personality development

6 Linguist Disagreed with Skinner and said that language was innate. Said that humans had an inborn understanding of universal grammar.

7 Theories emphasized psycho-social development People evolve through 8 stages over the life span each marked by its own crisis.

8 Studied cognitive development Identified four stages Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete Operational Formal Operational

9 Father of operant conditioning Believed free will was a myth Known for using different reinforcement schedules to elicit behavior of different animals inside the operant chamber.

10 Humanist Developed client centered therapy Believed that each human is unique and should focus on positive growth potential

11 Humanist Developed the Hierarchy of needs theory Believed that lower levels dominant and individuals motivation as long as they are unsatisfied.

12 Discovered Classical Conditioning Identified the major components in studies with dogs and the salivation reflex

13 Neo-Freudian Developed the theory of the collective unconscious- an innate shared understanding Developed the theory of archetypes The shadow The Joker The wise old man

14 Discovered the Law of Effect Used the puzzle box with cats to prove that behaviors that are rewarded are repeated.

15 Multiple intelligence theory Started with 8 and grew to 9

16 Studied observational learning Proved that modeling anti-social behavior with the Bobo doll experiment, would increase the likelihood of children demonstrating that behavior.

17 Studied intelligence Disagreed with Gardner and Spearman Believed in a triarchic theory of intelligence Analytical Creative Practical

18 Linguist Hypothesis was called linguistic determinism Concluded that our language shapes our world view and thinking

19 “Fixed” Little Albert Used deconditioning and systematic desensitization

20 Personality theorist Believed Personality to be determined by genes Believed that personality could be broken down into two components Stable/Unstable Introvert/extrovert

21 Developed the general IQ test Frenchmen, designed tests to recognize and identify students in the French public school system that would need remedial help

22 Developed a theory of moral development Pre-conventional Conventional Post-conventional Considered sexist by many including Carol Gilligan

23 Social Psychologist Conducted the famous Stanford Prison Study Focused on the power of the situation

24 Social Psychologist Studied obedience Had a subject shock a patient to the extent that they would be seriously injured

25 Studied attachment in monkeys Identified bodily contact as important to basic trust

26 Developed psychoanalytic theory Focused on unconscious desires Id, Ego, Super Ego

27 Studied attachment children Secure v. Insecure Developed the strange situation experiment

28 Social Psychologist Studied Conformity Tested to see if subjects would conform if all members of a group gave an incorrect response

29 Studied Learned Helplessness in Dogs Believed that when people develop an extreme external locus of control they will take punishment

30 Studied Emotion Developed a theory that facial expressions were universal

Who Am I? ANSWERS

Albert Ellis Founder of Rational Emotive Therapy Focused on changing irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior

Gordon Allport Personality theorist developed three levels of traits Cardinal traits, Central Traits, and Secondary Traits

Wundt Founder of Structuralism Used introspection Studied the conscious experience

Watson Behaviorist Famous “Little Albert” Study proved that fear could be learned and generalized

Adler Neo-Freudian Believed that childhood social experiences, especially birth order and not sexual tensions were crucial for personality development

Chomsky Linguist Disagreed with Skinner and said that language was innate. Said that humans had an inborn understanding of universal grammar.

Erikson Theories emphasized psycho-social development People evolve through 8 stages over the life span each marked by its own crisis.

Piaget Studied cognitive development Identified four stages Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete Operational Formal Operational

Skinner Father of operant conditioning Believed free will was a myth Known for using different reinforcement schedules to elicit behavior of different animals inside the operant chamber.

Rogers Humanist Developed client centered therapy Believed that each human is unique and should focus on positive growth potential

Maslow Humanist Developed the Hierarchy of needs theory Believed that lower levels dominant and individuals motivation as long as they are unsatisfied.

Pavlov Discovered Classical Conditioning Identified the major components in studies with dogs and the salivation reflex

Jung Neo-Freudian Developed the theory of the collective unconscious- an innate shared understanding Developed the theory of archetypes The shadow The Joker The wise old man

Thorndike Discovered the Law of Effect Used the puzzle box with cats to prove that behaviors that are rewarded are repeated.

Gardner Multiple intelligence theory Started with 8 and grew to 9

Bandura Studied observational learning Proved that modeling anti-social behavior with the Bobo doll experiment, would increase the likelihood of children demonstrating that behavior.

Sternberg Studied intelligence Disagreed with Gardner and Spearman Believed in a triarchic theory of intelligence Analytical Creative Practical

Whorf Linguist Hypothesis was called linguistic determinism Concluded that our language shapes our world view and thinking

Mary Cover Jones “Fixed” Little Albert Used deconditioning and systematic desensitization

Eysenck Personality theorist Believed Personality to be determined by genes Believed that personality could be broken down into two components Stable/Unstable Introvert/extrovert

Binet Developed the general IQ test Frenchmen, designed tests to recognize and identify students in the French public school system that would need remedial help

Kohlberg Moral development Preconvetional Conventional Post conventional

Zimbardo Social Psychologist Conducted the famous Stanford Prison Study Focused on the power of the situation

Milgram Social Psychologist Studied obedience Had a subject shock a patient to the extent that they would be seriously injured

Harlow Studied attachment in monkeys Identified bodily contact as important to basic trust

Freud Developed psychoanalytic theory Focused on unconscious desires Id, Ego, Super Ego

Ainsworth Studied attachment children Secure v. Insecure Developed the strange situation experiment

Asch Social Psychologist Studied Conformity Tested to see if subjects would conform if all members of a group gave an incorrect response

Seligman Studied Learned Helplessness in Dogs Believed that when people develop an extreme external locus of control they will take punishment

Ekman Studied Emotion Developed a theory that facial expressions were universal