This document lists 18 influential psychologists and their major theories of learning and development. It includes founders of major theories like Wilhelm Wundt as the father of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud for psychoanalytic theory, and Ivan Pavlov for classical conditioning. Additionally, it outlines theories of cognitive development from Jean Piaget, sociocultural learning from Lev Vygotsky, and moral development from Lawrence Kohlberg among many other important theorists and their contributions.
This document lists 18 influential psychologists and their major theories of learning and development. It includes founders of major theories like Wilhelm Wundt as the father of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud for psychoanalytic theory, and Ivan Pavlov for classical conditioning. Additionally, it outlines theories of cognitive development from Jean Piaget, sociocultural learning from Lev Vygotsky, and moral development from Lawrence Kohlberg among many other important theorists and their contributions.
This document lists 18 influential psychologists and their major theories of learning and development. It includes founders of major theories like Wilhelm Wundt as the father of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud for psychoanalytic theory, and Ivan Pavlov for classical conditioning. Additionally, it outlines theories of cognitive development from Jean Piaget, sociocultural learning from Lev Vygotsky, and moral development from Lawrence Kohlberg among many other important theorists and their contributions.
2. Sigmund Freud- Psychoanalytic theory 3. Erik Erikson- Psychosocial 4. Urie Bronfenbrenner – Ecological 5. James Marcia- Identity Status theory 6. Jean Piaget- cognitive theory of development 7. Lev Vygotsky- Sociocultural 8. Lawrence Kohlberg – Moral Development 9. Ivan Pavlov- Classical conditioning 10. Edward Lee Thorndike- Connectionism (S-R Bond) theory 11. John B. Watson- Father of Behaviorism/ little albert experiment 12. 1B.F Skinner – Operant Conditioning/ skinner box rats 13. Albert Bandura- social cognitive theory/ARMM 14. David Ausubel- Meaningful reception learning 15. Wolfgang Kohler- Insight learning theory 16. Kurt Lewin- Topological & Vector/Field theory 17. KoKoWeLe (Kohler,Koffka,Wertheimer,Lewin)- Gestalt learning theory 18. Jerome Bruner- Discovery learning and spiral curriculum