AP Psychology People pt. 2

language determines the way we think

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

neo-Freudian/ inferiority/superiority complexes,  Birth Order

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

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

Law-level of arousal as related to performance

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

Devised the theory of multiple intelligences

Studied attachment of rhesus infant monkeys/tacticle comfort is preferred

Studied thantology (death) 5 steps of death

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

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

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

Structuralism, introspection, 1st psychological lab.

Pygmalion Effect-effect of teacher's expectations on students

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

Devised the theory of multiple intelligences

BoBo doll, observational learning.

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

test to identify slow learners in need of remediation in France

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

 investigated how culture & interpersonal communication development/ zone proximal development

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

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

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

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