The History of Psychology and Its Major Theorists

The history of psychology is filled with fascinating discoveries and stories about the people and events that shaped the modern mental health landscape.
Reasons why lobotomies were performed
Lobotomy as a Mental Health Treatment
Young woman lying on couch and therapist leaning toward her with hands clasped
How Psychoanalysis Influenced the Field of Psychology
Alfred Binet
Alfred Binet and the History of IQ Testing
Psychologist Gordon Allport
Gordon Allport: Theory, Life, and Impact on Psychology
Alfred Binet portrait
Alfred Binet and the Binet-Simon Test
Mary Whiton Calkins history
Mary Whiton Calkins' Influence on Psychology
Scientists Edward Thorndike and Karl T. Compton
Edward Thorndike's Contributions to Psychology
G. Stanley Hall center
Biography of Psychologist G. Stanley Hall
Mary Ainsworth working with a child
A Biography of Mary Ainsworth
Sigmund Freud reading at his desk
Sigmund Freud on Religion
Crowd walking on a city street
Kurt Lewin and Field Theory
The original shock box used in Milgram's obedience experiments
Understanding the Milgram Experiment in Psychology
Robert Yerkes in his office at Harvard
Robert Yerkes: His Life and Contributions to Psychology
Classic Psychology Experiments
B.F. Skinner in 1948
10 of the Most Famous Psychologists
scared child hugging her knees next to a wall
The Story of Genie Wiley
Inside of womans head improving and becoming brighter
Biography of Psychologist John B. Watson
psychologist Albert Bandura sitting in offie
Albert Bandura's Biography (1925-2021)
Henry James (left) and William James (right)
William James Biography and Impact on Psychology
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud's Life, Theories, and Influence
Sigmund Freud
An Overview of Sigmund Freud's Theories
Erik Erikson
Biography of Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
Abraham Harold Maslow, Psychologist
Biography of Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Jean Piaget recieving a science award
Jean Piaget Biography (1896-1980)
What should psychology majors minor in?
What Were Structuralism vs. Functionalism?
Portrait of Howard Gardner, April 20, 2011
Howard Gardner's Contributions to Psychology
psychology schools of thought
Schools of Psychology: Main Schools of Thought
mother smiling while holding infant child outdoors
Biography of Psychologist John Bowlby
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers Psychologist Biography
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky’s Life and Theories
Seligman speaking at the 2016 Novus Summit
Martin Seligman Biography
embarrassed woman covering her mouth
What's Really Happening When You Have a Freudian Slip
Portrait of Sigmund Freud sitting at his desk
Freud's Concepts of Thanatos and Eros
Drawn portrait of Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler Biography
H J Eysenck
Psychologist Hans Eysenck Biography
Wilhelm Wundt founded the first psychology lab
The First Experimental Psychology Lab
Anna Freud
Anna Freud Biography (1895-1982)
Humanistic Psychologist Carl Ransom Rogers
Psychology and Life Quotes From Carl Rogers
Anna O.
Anna O's Life and Impact on Psychology
The cathexis and anticathexis
Cathexis and Anticathexis According to Freudian Theory
Therapy session.
Biography of Edward C. Tolman
Young creative business people brainstorming on white board
Biography of Psychologist David Kolb
Portrait of Anna Freud
10 Women Who Helped Change Psychology
Empty prison cell
The Most Famous Social Psychology Experiments Ever Performed
A photograph of psychologist Lewis Terman
How Lewis Terman Influenced the Field of Psychology
The Origins of Psychology
Sigmund Freud and Martha Freud
Freud's Perspective on Women
B. F. Skinner, February 26, 1968
B.F. Skinner's Life, Theories, and Influence on Psychology
blonde woman looking at herself in a mirror
What Is Self-Concept?
Ivan Pavlov stamp
Ivan Pavlov and His Discovery of Classical Conditioning
Edward Bradford Titchener portrait
Edward B. Titchener and Structuralism
Karen Horney portrait
Contributions of Karen Horney to Psychology
Philip Zimbardo
The Influence of Philip Zimbardo on Psychology
Milgram's shock box
Stanley Milgram Psychologist Biography
How Humanistic Psychology Can Help You Live a Better Life
Psychologist Max Wertheimer
Max Wertheimer Biography (1880-1943)
Rhesus monkeys
Harry Harlow Biography
Raymond Cattell
Raymond Cattell Psychologist Biography
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Influential Books by Sigmund Freud
Rhesus monkey clings to surrogate mother.
Harry Harlow and the Nature of Affection