Now you may be wondering why I chose this psychologist and place them in this order. If so you are on the right page.
1. Charles Darwin- Charles was not your average scholar, he was eccentric and a joker. For example, when he wrote letters to his scientific friends, he would often sign his letters "Stultis" for "Stultis the Fool". He picked this name because of his experiments that he would choose. He often chose to do experience that people thought were foolish. Charles wasn't afraid to break the norm, which I can respect. During his lifetime, Christianity played a huge part on the culture and by publishing his theory of evolution, he was not only challenging Christian people but the idea God himself. He allowed himself to question the beliefs he grow up with and used self actualization to determine what his legacy would be. Darwin left the church and became agnostic and a leader for evolutionary psychology. Darwin brought science to psychology instead of beliefs.
2. Abraham Maslow- Maslow's theory about the hierarchy of needs is what won him my favor. I think this theory explains people's motivations more than what we give it credit. I can give you any situation and you can see where a person is on the pyramid. This is especially obvious in high school.
3. Sigmund Freud- Well I don't really like Freud, he seems really creepy. I mean all he talks about is sex. It makes a person wonder why it was always on his mind... I'm just saying that's not normal. Another reason is that it is alleged that his daughter, Anna Freud, was sexually molested by him. It is also thought that he made up the "sexual instinct" as a way to get over his guilt and not have personal responsibility. The only reason he is up with far is because his work brought a lot of debate and new theories from it. He is also a good example of someone you should not idolize.
4. B. F. Skinner- I chose him because of his work with operant conditioning.
5. Ivan Pavlov- I chose him because of his work with behaviorism and the dogs.
6. John B. Watson- I chose him because of his work with observable behavior with "Little Albert"
7. Erik Erikson- I chose him because of his Theory of Psychosocial Development.
8. Albert Bandura- I chose him because of his Bobo doll experiment and how it affect behaviorism.
9. Jean Piaget- I chose him for his work with children and the development of his Stages of Development theory.
10. Alfred Adler- I chose him because of his birth order theory.
1. Charles Darwin- Charles was not your average scholar, he was eccentric and a joker. For example, when he wrote letters to his scientific friends, he would often sign his letters "Stultis" for "Stultis the Fool". He picked this name because of his experiments that he would choose. He often chose to do experience that people thought were foolish. Charles wasn't afraid to break the norm, which I can respect. During his lifetime, Christianity played a huge part on the culture and by publishing his theory of evolution, he was not only challenging Christian people but the idea God himself. He allowed himself to question the beliefs he grow up with and used self actualization to determine what his legacy would be. Darwin left the church and became agnostic and a leader for evolutionary psychology. Darwin brought science to psychology instead of beliefs.
2. Abraham Maslow- Maslow's theory about the hierarchy of needs is what won him my favor. I think this theory explains people's motivations more than what we give it credit. I can give you any situation and you can see where a person is on the pyramid. This is especially obvious in high school.
3. Sigmund Freud- Well I don't really like Freud, he seems really creepy. I mean all he talks about is sex. It makes a person wonder why it was always on his mind... I'm just saying that's not normal. Another reason is that it is alleged that his daughter, Anna Freud, was sexually molested by him. It is also thought that he made up the "sexual instinct" as a way to get over his guilt and not have personal responsibility. The only reason he is up with far is because his work brought a lot of debate and new theories from it. He is also a good example of someone you should not idolize.
4. B. F. Skinner- I chose him because of his work with operant conditioning.
5. Ivan Pavlov- I chose him because of his work with behaviorism and the dogs.
6. John B. Watson- I chose him because of his work with observable behavior with "Little Albert"
7. Erik Erikson- I chose him because of his Theory of Psychosocial Development.
8. Albert Bandura- I chose him because of his Bobo doll experiment and how it affect behaviorism.
9. Jean Piaget- I chose him for his work with children and the development of his Stages of Development theory.
10. Alfred Adler- I chose him because of his birth order theory.