Gordon W. Allport (1897-1967) Noted for: Personality Trait Theory, research on prejudice and discrimination Gordon Willard Allport spent nearly his... Read more about Gordon W. Allport
Edwin G. Boring (1886-1968) Noted for: the first major history of psychology, visual perception research Edwin Garrigues “Gary” Boring was an... Read more about Edwin G. Boring
Roger Brown (1925-1997)Noted for: the modern science of language acquisition; word learning; language and thought; power and solidarity in language; the “tip of the... Read more about Roger Brown
Jerome Bruner (1915 - 2016)Noted for: the “Cognitive Revolution,” the “new look” in perception; “A Study of Thinking;" research on children’s cognitive development and... Read more about Jerome Bruner
Mary Whiton Calkins (1863-1930) Noted for: Paired-associate learning paradigm in memory research; first female president of the American... Read more about Mary Whiton Calkins
Raymond Cattell (1905-1998) Noted for: factor analysis of personality; models of the factorial structure of personality and intelligence; “fluid” versus “... Read more about Raymond Cattell
Erik Erikson (1902-1994) Noted for: Psychosocial theory of human development; “the identity crisis”; psychobiography. Erik Erikson’s... Read more about Erik Erikson
Richard J Herrnstein (1930-1994)Noted for: The “Matching Law” of the allocation of behavior; the training of complex visual concepts in pigeons; intelligence and class... Read more about Richard J Herrnstein
William James (1842-1910), at Harvard 1872-1907William James, philosopher and psychologist, was instrumental in establishing Harvard's psychology department, which at its inception was tied to the... Read more about William JamesWikipedia Article
Karl Lashley (1890-1958)Noted for: The search for the “engram”; representation and processing in the mammalian cerebral cortex; localization and mass action in the... Read more about Karl Lashley
Timothy Leary (1920-1996)Noted for: the effects of psychotropic drugs; the 1960s counterculture One of the stranger claims to fame of the... Read more about Timothy Leary
Eleanor Maccoby (1917- )Noted for: Research in child development and family dynamics; the first comprehensive empirical survey of gender differences.... Read more about Eleanor Maccoby
David McClelland (1917-1998)Noted for: Human achievement and motivation research; “Need for Achievement” motive. An expert in human motivation, David... Read more about David McClelland
Stanley Milgram (1933-1984)Noted for: Obedience to authority; social networks; the “small world” effect; “six degrees of separation”). In 1954... Read more about Stanley Milgram
George Miller (1920 - )Noted for: The Cognitive Revolution; helping to found the fields of cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience;... Read more about George Miller
