Intro to Psych: Historical Figures

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Student of James, became the first female president of the APA. Earned a doctorate degree but Harvard refused to grant it because of her gender.
Mary Whiton Calkins
Margaret Floy Washburn
Mamie Phipps Clark
Dorthea Dix
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(Psychoanalytical) Focused on how the unconscious shapes thoughts and behavior
Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
Wilhelm Wundt
Sigmund Freud
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Focused on childhood development. Developed first formal psychology laboratory at JHU and was a student of Wundt. Brought study of psychology to USA
William James
G. Stanley Hall
Wilhelm Wundt
Mary Whiton Calkins
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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(Behaviorist) Russian psychologist who pioneered the study of classical conditioning with his study regarding dogs and food.
Charles Darwin
Sigmund Freud
Ivan Pavlov
Carl Rogers
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(Behaviorist) First woman to earn Ph.D in psychology, used experiments to collect data on animal behavior.
Mary Whiton Calkin
Margaret Floy Washburn
Dorthea Dix
Mamie Phipps Clark
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(Behaviorist) Stressed that reinforcements and punishments influence behaviors. Operant Conditioning. primarily studied animals.
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Dorthea Dix
Martin Seligman
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(Behaviorist) Challenged traditional psychoanalytic views and rejected introspection. Argued that psychologists should focus on observable behavior.
Margaret Floy Washburn
Charles Darwin
John B. Watson
Ivan Pavlov
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