Wilhelm Wundt
Founded the first psychology laboratory and conducted some of the first experiments in the field, marking the official start of psychology. William James Taught the first psychology course at Harvard, known for the James-Lange theory. Edward Thorndike Known as the father of educational psychology. Sigmund Freud Known as the founder of psychoanalysis. BF Skinner Best known for his work on behaviorism. Mary Calkins Established one of the earliest laboratories for experimental psychology in the US and in a women's college. Ivan Pavlov Best known for his discovery of classical conditioning to help explain behavior. Charles Darwin Applied ideas of natural selection to the mind, and argued that all species arrived at their current state through random inheritable changes. Dorothea Dix Advocated for the mentally ill and reformed the way mentally ill patients are treated. John B. Watson believed that psychology should primarily be scientific observable behavior. Also known for his work on behaviorism. |