Famous Figures in Psychology
- Sigmund Freud: He was the founder of psychoanalytic theory. His theories emphasised the unconscious mind, childhood experience, dreams, and symbolism.
- Erik Erikson: He was an ego psychologist. His theory of psychosocial stages describes the development of personality throughout the lifespan.
- B.F. Skinner: He was a behaviourist and known for his research on operant conditioning and schedules of reinforcement.
- Sandra Bem: She developed a gender schema theory to explain how society and culture transmit ideas about sex and gender.
- Abraham Maslow: He was a humanist psychologist and developed the hierarchy of needs.
- Carl Rogers: He was a humanist psychologist and believed people have a drive to fulfil the individual potential that motivates behaviour.
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