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Browse notable psychologists such as Albert Ellis, Erik H. Erikson, and Abraham Maslow.
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Jean Piaget
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Jean Piaget
Psychologist, Biologist / 1896 - 1980
Psychologist Jean Piaget identified stages of mental development, called Schema, and established the fields of cognitive theory and developmental psychology.
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William James
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William James
Philosopher, Doctor, Psychologist, Journalist / 1842 - 1910
The writings of psychologist and philosopher William James had a major impact on the way we look at the mind, the body, and the world.
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John B. Watson
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John B. Watson
Psychologist, Academic Author / 1878 - 1958
Psychologist John B. Watson is remembered for codifying and publicizing behaviorism with his article “Psychology as a Behaviorist Views It” and other research.
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Abraham Maslow
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Abraham Maslow
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist, Academic Author / 1908 - 1970
U.S. Psychologist Abraham Maslow was a practitioner of humanistic psychology. He is known for his theory of “self-actualization.”
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Erik H. Erikson
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Erik H. Erikson
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist / 1902 - 1994
Personality development, in Erik H. Erikson's view, occurs through a series of identity crises that occur in stages that must be overcome and internalized.
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Carl Jung
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Carl Jung
Inventor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Journalist / 1875 - 1961
Carl Jung established the idea of analytic psychology. He advanced the idea of introvert and extrovert personalities and the power of the unconscious.
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profile name: Abraham Maslow profile occupation: Educator, Scholar, Psychologist, Academic Author
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