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Joyce Brothers
Psychologist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1927 - 2013
Dr. Joyce Brothers was a famous psychologist and multimedia personality known for dispensing frank advice on relationships, intimacy, sexuality and self-worth.
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(1927-2013)
Psychologist, Radio Personality, Talk Show Host, Journalist
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Psychologist / 1914 - 2005
Psychologist and educator Kenneth Bancroft Clark was the first black president of the American Psychological Association.
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(1914-2005)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Psychologist
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Albert Ellis
Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist / 1913 - 2007
Psychologist Albert Ellis developed the psychotherapeutic approach known as rational emotive behavior therapy, which help patients overcome irrational beliefs.
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(1913-2007)
Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist
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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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(1902-1994)
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist, Journalist
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Anna Freud
Psychologist / 1895 - 1982
Psychiatrist Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, pioneered the field of child psychoanalysis and further defined the function of the ego in psychology.
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(1895-1982)
Psychologist
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G. Stanley Hall
Educator, Psychologist / 1844 - 1924
American psychologist G. Stanley Hall was a trailblazer in his field. He established the concept of child psychology and founded Clark University.
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(1844-1924)
Educator, Psychologist
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Karen Horney
Academic, Psychologist, Journalist / 1885 - 1952
German-born American psychoanalyst Karen Horney, departing from some of Freud’s principles, suggested an environmental and social basis for the personality.
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(1885-1952)
Academic, Psychologist, Journalist
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Clark L. Hull
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist / 1884 - 1952
Psychologist Clark L. Hull performed a study and produced the dominant learning theory of the 1940s and 1950s, that learning was based on “habit strength."
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(1884-1952)
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist
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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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(1842-1910)
Philosopher, Doctor, Psychologist, Journalist
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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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(1875-1961)
Inventor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Journalist
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Jerome Kagan
Scholar, Psychologist / 1929 -
Jerome Kagan is a professor of psychology at Harvard University and is regarded as key pioneer in the field of developmental psychology.
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(1929-)
Scholar, Psychologist
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Julia Kristeva
Educator, Literary Critic, Psychologist, Journalist, Author / 1941 -
Julia Kristeva is a psychoanalyst, critic and novelist, known for her writings in structuralist linguistics, psychoanalysis and philosophical feminism.
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(1941-)
Educator, Literary Critic, Psychologist, Journalist, Author
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Wolfgang Köhler
Psychologist / 1887 - 1967
Wolfgang Köhler was a psychologist who examined learning and perception as structured wholes, which led to Gestalt psychology.
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(1887-1967)
Psychologist
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Timothy Leary
Psychologist / 1920 - 1996
Timothy Leary was an American psychologist and author who was a leading advocate for the use of LSD and other psychoactive drugs.
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(1920-1996)
Psychologist
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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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(1908-1970)
Educator, Scholar, Psychologist, Academic Author
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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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(1896-1980)
Psychologist, Biologist
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E.L. Thorndike
Academic, Psychologist / 1874 - 1949
Educational psychologist E.L. Thorndike pioneered the fields of animal learning and behavioral psychology with his theory of connectionism.
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(1874-1949)
Academic, Psychologist
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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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(1878-1958)
Psychologist, Academic Author