exist famous psychologists very important that you have stood out above the rest. They are the founders of the great schools (psychoanalysis, humanism, behaviorism, cognitive psychology) and have made great contributions to science and human knowledge.
They are classics that any student or lover of psychology will have read several times, because they are the most recognized in the field of human behavior..
I have made a list that is based on the popularity of each psychologist in the general culture, but also on the importance of their contributions to psychology. The order may vary, each of them have been important.
I have mentioned very briefly the contributions of each of them, although if you want to know them better, I have left a link to Wikipedia..
I would like to know which is the one that has influenced you the most, or the one that you have read the most. Have I missed any? You can comment at the end of the article. I'm interested!
He is known above all for formulating the law of conditional reflex, which, due to an error in the translation of his work into English, was called conditioned reflex, which he developed between 1890 and 1900..
He was an Austrian neurologist of Jewish origin, father of psychoanalysis and one of the greatest intellectual figures of the 20th century.
He conducted pioneering work in experimental psychology and championed behaviorism, which views behavior as a function of reinforcing environmental stories.
He was an American philosopher with a long and brilliant career at Harvard University, where he was a professor of psychology, and was the founder of functional psychology..
Creator of genetic epistemology, famous for his contributions to the study of childhood with cognitive development and for his constructivist theory of the development of intelligence.
Famous for having developed the first experimental psychology laboratory (in Leipzig)
Together with Abraham Maslow he came to found the humanistic approach in psychology.
Recognized for his work on the theory of social learning and its evolution to Sociocognitivism, as well as for having postulated the category of self-efficacy.
Known as one of the founders and main exponents of humanistic psychology, he stands out for introducing the pyramid of needs.
He was one of the main renovators of psychoanalytic theory and practice in the mid-20th century.
He became interested in the investigation of group psychology and interpersonal relationships.
Its basic concepts are those of character, inferiority complex and conflict between the real situation of the individual and their aspirations..
He was an American cognitive psychotherapist who, starting in 1955, developed rational emotional behavioral therapy (RETT).
He was one of the most important American psychologists of the 20th century, known for having founded the School of Behavioral Psychology.
He became the character traits theorist, focused on describing how traits differ in each person.
He became famous in the 1950s due to the experiments he conducted on conformity, where it was shown that social pressure on people can voluntarily mislead them.
He was an American psychoanalyst of German origin, noted for his contributions in developmental psychology.
He was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, founder of Logotherapy. He survived from 1942 to 1945 in various Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau..
Pioneer in the study of emotions and their facial expression. He has been considered one of the hundred most outstanding psychologists of the 20th century.
He theorized about intelligence and personality, proposing the existence of a fluid intelligence and a crystallized intelligence.
Thanks to his research we can affirm that current cognitive-behavioral therapies have a demonstrable empirical basis.
He developed the psychotherapy system called Cognitive Therapy (also known as "Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy" or "CBT").
He is known for his essential contribution to psychometry and differential psychology as a designer of the school performance prediction test.
He was awarded the “Nobel Prize” in Economics for having integrated aspects of psychological research into economic science, especially with regard to human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty..
He contributed to different areas of science such as psychology, biology, eugenics, technology, geography, statistics or meteorology. He applied his principles to numerous fields, mainly to the study of the human being and individual differences.
His studies in the field of evolutionary psychology and social psychology were focused on generating changes in teaching that allowed overcoming reductionist, mechanistic models of rote learning centered on the figure of the teacher, and that impeded the development of students' intellectual potentialities..
His main contributions were learning by trial / error and the law of effect. His studies on animal behavior allowed him to develop the theory of connectionism.
One of the most prominent theorists of developmental psychology, founder of historical-cultural psychology and a clear forerunner of Soviet neuropsychology, of which the Russian physician Alexander Luria would be the greatest exponent..
Key figure in the initial stage of psychoanalysis; later, founder of the school of analytical psychology, also called complex psychology and deep psychology.
She was a noted American author and social worker, psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy..
He was an American doctor and hypnotherapist, innovator and pioneer in changing the techniques of hypnotism applied to psychotherapy.
He has been noted for his work on happiness, creativity, subjective well-being, and fun, but is most famous for his creation of the idea of flow and long-term work on that topic..
He is best known for his experiments on learned helplessness and its relationship to depression. In recent years he is also known for his work and influence in the field of positive psychology.
Known for his experiments with rhesus monkeys on maternal separation, dependency needs, and social isolation.
He was the creator, along with his wife, Laura Posner, of Gestalt Therapy.
He used repetition as a measure of memory and, using himself as an experimental subject and poetry and consonant-vowel-consonant meaningless syllables as an instrument, he devoted himself to its study..
Known above all for the development of the test that bears his name, the Rorschach Test.
Daughter of Sigmund Freud, focused her research on child psychology.
He is known for his powerful and energetic advocacy of evolutionary psychology and computational theory of mind..
Although he studied entomology at university, his most important contribution to humanity - for which he gained renown - was his study of the sexual behavior of men and women..
Pioneer of applied psychology, established the foundations of industrial psychology.
Known for his research on self-fulfilling prophecy and the effect on students of teacher expectations.
He is internationally known for being one of the leading scholars of the social psychology of persuasion..
He presented his theory of cognitive dissonance, which revolutionized the field of social psychology, and which has had multiple applications in areas such as motivation, group dynamics, the study of attitude change, and decision-making..
Known for the theoretical contributions he made to psychoanalysis based on analytical experience and the reading of Freud, incorporating elements of structuralism, structural linguistics, mathematics and philosophy.
He was "the most important American philosopher of the first half of the 20th century," 1 and was, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, one of the founders of the philosophy of pragmatism..
Pioneer of existential psychology and psychotherapy in America. He showed a keen understanding of the tragic dimensions of human existence.
He proposed the ecological theory on the development and change of behavior in the individual through his theory of environmental systems that influence the subject and its change in development..
He conducted the small world experiments (the source of the six degrees of separation concept) and the Milgram Experiment on obedience to authority..
He developed the PCL (Psychopathy CheckList or checklist in psychopathies) and the PCL-R (Psychopathy CheckList Revised or revised checklist in psychopathies), used to diagnose cases of psychopathy and useful in the prediction of possible violent behaviors.
His work in social psychology, especially the Stanford prison experiment, is famous both in academia and beyond..
He was a famous proponent of the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of using LSD.
He acquired world fame from the publication of his book Emotional Intelligence (in Spanish Emotional Intelligence) in 1995.
Known for formulating, in 1860, an equation to quantify the relationship between a physical stimulus and the associated sensation. He had a very animistic concept of the world, thinking that each matter was endowed with a spirit.
Among his main investigations are those related to intelligence, creativity, love, hate, and wisdom. He has dedicated a large part of his life to the study of Intelligence, he intends to achieve a broader notion that covers more areas of this concept. Here you can read an interview we did with him.
And which one has influenced you the most? Which do you think is the most influential? Can you tell me any more? I am interested in your opinion!
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