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Famous Psychologists

Wilhelm Wundt Father of modern psychology Established the first psychology lab Combined the ideas of objective and subjective feelings

William James Father of American psychology “Stream of consciousness” Experiences determine behavior Published the first psychology text book

Sigmund Freud Founded psychoanalysis Most famous psychologist Importance of unconscious mind Most famous psychologist Patient consultation

John B. Watson Established behaviorism Classical conditioning Scientific study of observable behavior Classical conditioning

B.F. Skinner Behaviorist Correlation between behavior, punishments, and reinforcement Operant Conditioning