AP Psychology People pt. 2

Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students

Devised the theory of multiple intelligences

Structuralism, introspection, 1st psychological lab.

found that specific mental talents were highly correlated,   'g' (general ability)

Created a 4-stage theory of cognitive development/Studied children/Assimilation/accomondation

test to identify slow learners in need of remediation in France

neo-Freudian/ inferiority/superiority complexes,  Birth Order

Studied Conformity found individuals would conform even if they knew it was wrong.

Disagreed w/ Skinner about language acquisition/humans have inborn ability to develop language

Devised the theory of multiple intelligences

Studied thantology (death) 5 steps of death

Humanist; focused on client centered therapy, emphasized unconditional positive regard.

Contributions: studied how humans use perception to function in our environment. American.

Studied attachment of rhesus infant monkeys/tacticle comfort is preferred

Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story

Asserted that personality is largely determined by genes, used introversion/extroversion

Behaviorist/ Law of Effect-relationship between behavior and consequence; Studies cats

Law-level of arousal as related to performance

BoBo doll, observational learning.

Maintained that Köhlberg's work was developed by only observing boys

Proved peoples behavior depends on the roles they are asked to play: Stanford Prison Experiment

 investigated how culture & interpersonal communication development/ zone proximal development

language determines the way we think

 Studies: Doll experiments-black children chose white dolls used in Brown vs. Board of Edu.

Rational-Emotive Therapy (REBT), altering client's  irrational thinking

Discovered the area in left temporal lobe that controls language speaking.