Top Psychologists #1

Was a humanist known for his client centered approach to therapy.

This person looked at our need for achievement, affiliation and power.

Looked at the deconditioning of fear and was considered the mother of behavior therapy.

Created IQ tests. His adult version is one of the most commonly used.

Worked in Classical Conditioning & noted that pairing 2 stimuli doesn't always produce the same level of conditioning.

This person created the Drive Reduction Theory from a biological viewpoint.

Proposed that IQ was a single factor which would be measured as "g"

Invented the Arousal Theory which is also known as the inverted U-function.

Studied intelligence and believed that there were 7 factors of intelligence.

Best known for his/her work on taste aversions.

This person developed the Triangular Theory of Love and the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.

Created Systematic Desensitization Therapy for anxiety.

Studied the nature v. nurture debate though twin studies.

Was the first major figure in American sexology

Anthropologist who looked at facial expressions. Wanted to know how culture impacts us especially through child-rearing.

This person studied differential psych and was also involved in IQ studies.

Created a theory of moral development which suggested that women viewed situations in terms of compassion.

She was the 1st woman to earn a doctoral degree in psych. She was the 2nd female president of APA.

Took the ethology approach. Did comparative studies of animal behavior including the study of imprinting.

This person studied attachment theory in babies.

This person developed the inkblot test.

This person helped to found Gestalt theory and especially looked at the Phi Phenomenon.

Best known for Gender Schema theory

Studied the psychology of emotion. Claimed that there are 6 basic emotions.

This person made psychology a science. Created the first psych lab.

Studied memory- especially looked at the curve of learning and forgetting.

This person created the first mental hospitals in Europe and America. S/he changed how people viewed the mentally ill.

This psychologist studied cognitive maps and latent learning.

This person studied left and right brain, especially through split brain studies.

A neo-Freudian who looked at secure v. insecure relationships and real v. ideal self.

This person looked at personality traits especially neuroticism, extroversion and psychoticism.

This psychologist worked with the Gestalt Theory. More specifically the "aha" moment and insight.

First female president of APA.

This person was one of the founders of cognitive psychology & believed in the magical number of 7 +/- 2.

A neuro-scientist who studied the link between emotion, memory and the brain.

Modified the Binet-Simon IQ test and made it the Stanford- Binet test

Well known for social psych- especially conformity studies.