The History of Psychology and Its Major Theorists

The history of psychology is filled with fascinating discoveries and stories about the people and events that shaped the modern mental health landscape.
Diagnostic History of Eating Disorders
History of Eating Disorders
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How Psychoanalysis Influenced the Field of Psychology
Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet and the History of IQ Testing
Psychologist Gordon Allport
Gordon Allport's Impact on Psychology of the Personality
Alfred Binet portrait
Alfred Binet and the Simon-Binet Intelligence Scale
Mary Whiton Calkins history
Mary Whiton Calkins' Influence on Psychology
Scientists Edward Thorndike and Karl T. Compton
Edward Thorndike's Contribution to the Field of Psychology
G. Stanley Hall center
Biography of Psychologist G. Stanley Hall
Mary Ainsworth working with a child
A Biography of Mary Ainsworth
Sigmund Freud reading at his desk
Sigmund Freud's Theories About Religion
Crowd walking on a city street
Kurt Lewin and Modern Social Psychology
The original shock box used in Milgram's obedience experiments
What Was the Milgram Experiment?
Robert Yerkes in his office at Harvard
Robert Yerkes Was Influential in Comparative Psychology
Person in front of TV
Psychology Experiments That Will Surprise You
Classic Psychology Experiments
B.F. Skinner in 1948
10 of the Most Influential Psychologists
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The Story of Genie Wiley
Inside of womans head improving and becoming brighter
Biography of Psychologist John B. Watson
psychologist Albert Bandura sitting in offie
Albert Bandura's Biography (1925-2021)
An image of William James
William James Psychologist Biography
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud's Life, Theories, and Influence
Sigmund Freud
An Overview of Sigmund Freud's Theories
Erik Erikson
Biography of Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
Abraham Harold Maslow, Psychologist
Biography of Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Jean Piaget recieving a science award
Jean Piaget Biography (1896-1980)
What should psychology majors minor in?
What Were Structuralism vs. Functionalism?
Portrait of Howard Gardner, April 20, 2011
Howard Gardner Biography and Theories
psychology schools of thought
Schools of Psychology: Main Schools of Thought
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Biography of Psychologist John Bowlby
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers Psychologist Biography
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky’s Life and Theories
Seligman speaking at the 2016 Novus Summit
Martin Seligman Biography
embarrassed woman covering her mouth
What's Really Happening When You Have a Freudian Slip
Portrait of Sigmund Freud sitting at his desk
Freud's Eros and Thanatos Theory
Drawn portrait of Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler Biography
H J Eysenck
Psychologist Hans Eysenck Biography
Wilhelm Wundt founded the first psychology lab
The First Experimental Psychology Lab
Anna Freud
Anna Freud Biography (1895-1982)
Humanistic Psychologist Carl Ransom Rogers
Psychology and Life Quotes From Carl Rogers
Anna O.
Anna O's Life and Impact on Psychology
The cathexis and anticathexis
Cathexis and Anticathexis According to Freudian Theory
Therapy session.
Biography of Edward C. Tolman
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Biography of Psychologist David Kolb
Portrait of Anna Freud
10 Women Who Helped Change Psychology
Smiling young man at home looking sideways
Quotes About Emotional Intelligence
Asch's conformity experiments graphic
The Most Famous Social Psychology Experiments Ever Performed
A photograph of psychologist Lewis Terman
How Lewis Terman Influenced the Field of Psychology
The Origins of Psychology
Sigmund Freud and Martha Freud
Freud's Perspective on Women
B. F. Skinner, February 26, 1968
B. F. Skinner's Life, Theories, and Influence on Psychology
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What Is Self-Concept?
Ivan Pavlov stamp
Ivan Pavlov and His Discovery of Classical Conditioning
Edward Bradford Titchener portrait
Edward B. Titchener and Structuralism
Karen Horney portrait
Contributions of Karen Horney to Psychology
Philip Zimbardo
The Influence of Philip Zimbardo on Psychology
Milgram's shock box
Stanley Milgram Psychologist Biography
What Is Humanistic Psychology?
Psychologist Max Wertheimer
Max Wertheimer Biography (1880-1943)
Rhesus monkeys
Biography of Psychologist Harry Harlow
Raymond Cattell
Raymond Cattell Psychologist Biography