- Abraham Maslow - Abraham Maslow was born on April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the eldest son among the seven children. His uneducated parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia.
- Albert Bandura - A Canadian by birth, he is a pioneer in the field of psychology, whose seminal, theoretical and research contributions have influenced many fields, including cognitive social learning, aggression, moral development, personality development and self-efficiency.
- Alfred Adler - Austrian psychologist and psychiatrist, Alfred Adler, was the founder of ‘Individual Psychology’, the most widely accepted technique next to psychoanalysis, founded by Sigmund Freud.
- Alfred Binet - French psychologist Alfred Binet, was known for developing a Standard Intelligence Test.In 1904, Binet was appointed by a ministerial commission to pick out the slow learners from the capable school children in France.
- B. F. Skinner - He was born on March 20, 1904 in Pennsylvania of Susquehanna. His father’s name was William Skinner. He was a lawyer. His mother’s name was Grace Burrhus. She was a good housewife.
- Carl Jung - Carl Gustav Jung, one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century, began as a psychiatrist, then became a psychoanalyst equal in stature to Freud, and finally set out to establish Analytical Psychology.
- Carl Rogers - His clinical theory is based on years of experience dealing with his clients. This is common with Freud. Another common point in Rogers and Freud is a rich and mature theory, that is well thought out and logically tight with broad application.
- Erich Fromm - Erich Fromm, a psychoanalyst and social philosopher, was born on March 23rd, 1900 in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Erikson - Erik Homberger Erikson, one of the greatest psychoanalysts of this century, brought about a revolutionary paradigm shift in the study of man and society.
- Eysenck - This Germany born British behavioral psychologist was best known for his theory on human personality. Much of his work has been psychometric research into the normal variation of human personality and intelligence.
- G.W.Allport - Allport G. W., an American psychologist, born in 1897, in Montezuma, Indiana U.S.A. He received his doctorate in 1922 from Harvard University, then spent two years on his fellowship.
- Hall Stanley - Granville Stanley Hall, the famous American Psychologist and Educator, was instrumental in introducing experimental psychology on a laboratory scale.
- Hegel - George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel born in Stuttgart, Germany, was an idealist philosopher who has influenced most facets of modern philosophy.
- Henri Nouwen - Henri Nouwen was a writer, Catholic priest, spiritual director, psychologist, pastoral theologist, lecturer & counselor all rolled into one.
- Hermann Ebbinghaus - HERMANN EBBINGHAUS (1850 - 1909) Hermann Ebbinghaus was born in Bremen, Germany. He taught at the University
oferlin, the University of Breslau and the University of Halle.
- Ivan Pavlov - Ivan Pavlov was born in 1849 in a small village, Ryazan in Central Russia. His father was a village priest and his mother, the daughter of a priest.
- Jean Piaget - Swiss born Jean Piaget was a world-renowned psychologist who put forth fundamental theories on mental growth of children known as Cognitive Development Theory.
- John Watson - John Broadus Watson is known as a ‘Founder of Behaviorism’. He was a vigorous writer and his writings give additional insight into his ‘Behaviorism’.
- Kohler - Wolfgang Köhler was a Germany born American psychologist. He was one of the founders of Gestalt psychology with Max Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka.
- Kurt Lewin - This Germany born American (naturalized) psychologist was one of the prominent contributors to the school of Gestalt Psychology.
- Max Wertheimer - This Czech born psychologist was educated in Germany. He was awarded a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Würzburg in 1904.
- Mcdougall - A highly respected British psychologist, William McDougall besides being a professor of psychology, both at Harvard and Duke Universities, authored widely read books on psychology and ethics.
- Mesmer - Franz Anton Mesmer was an Austrian physician, who as a showman traveled Europe extensively and elicited an interest among the educated in his various doctrines, especially Animal Magnetism.
- Mulla Nasruddin - Mulla Nasruddin was a mendicant dear to God. He simply worried not about tomorrow, but every waking moment. Saints are persons who are completely free worries. Mulla Nasruddin’s anecdotes and stories, though seemingly sound humorous, but they carry a deep understanding of practical philosophy of life.
- Robert Sternberg - Dr Robert Sternberg, a professor of psychology at Yale University, a prolific researcher, has published 750 books and articles in the fields of intelligence, creativity, and love.
- Sigmund Freud - Sigmund Freud was born on 6th May, 1856 in Freibergy Morvia. His father Jacob was a merchant and his mother Amelia (3rd wife of Jacob) who called him "My Golden Sigi".
- Stanley Milgram - This document deals extensively with the life, and social and psychological ideology of Stanley Milgram, one of the greatest pioneers of social psychology.
- Thomas Hobbes - "A Law of Nature (Lex Naturalis) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason, by which a person is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life, or takes away the means of preserving the same; and to omit that by which he thinks it may be preserved," said Thomas Hobbes, the English philosopher and political theorist known even today for his philosophical works.
- Thorndike Edward Lee - One of the founders of modern educational psychology, Thorndike Edward Lee applied scientific principles and quantitative treatment to psychological research. He also developed a theory of stimulus response based learning.
- Victor Frankl - "If you have not discovered something you can die for, you are not fit to live."Decades ago, American hero Martin Luther King uttered these words, as if to confirm the essence of Logotherapy, the revolutionary concept in Digital Photo introduced by Victor Frankl.
- Wilhelm Wundt - AUGUST 16, 1832
He was born in a small German village - Nekarau, near Mannheim, Beden. His father was a Lutheran clergyman.
- William James - William James, an American teacher, philosopher and psychologist was the founder of what is now known as Pragmatism.
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