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1. Abraham Maslow

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1927-1987; Field: Cognition - Moral Development; Contributions: Created A Theory Of Moral Development That Has 3 Levels; Focuses On Moral Reasoning Rather Than Overt Behavior

2. Ernst Weber

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1927-1987; Field: Cognition - Moral Development; Contributions: Created A Theory Of Moral Development That Has 3 Levels; Focuses On Moral Reasoning Rather Than Overt Behavior1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

3. Charles Darwin

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1927-1987; Field: Cognition - Moral Development; Contributions: Created A Theory Of Moral Development That Has 3 Levels; Focuses On Moral Reasoning Rather Than Overt Behavior1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

4. Lawrence Köhlberg

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1927-1987; Field: Cognition - Moral Development; Contributions: Created A Theory Of Moral Development That Has 3 Levels; Focuses On Moral Reasoning Rather Than Overt Behavior1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

5. Edward Thorndike

1874-1949; Field: Behaviorism; Contributions: Law Of Effect-relationship Between Behavior And Consequence; Studies: Law Of Effect With Cats1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

6. David Weschler

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1896-1981; Field: Testing; Contributions: Established An Intelligence Test Especially For Adults (Wais)1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

7. Jean Piaget

1896-1980; Field: Cognition; Contributions: Created A 4-stage Theory Of Cognitive Development - Said That Two Basic Processes Work In Tandem To Achieve Cognitive Growth (Assimilation And Accommodation)1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd

8. Gordon Allport

1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1897-1967; Field: Trait Theory Of Personality; Contributions: List Of 11000 Traits - 3 Levels Of Traits-cardinal - Central - And Secondary

9. Karen Horney

1885-1952; Field: Neo-freudian - Psychodynamic; Contributions: Criticized Freud - Stated That Personality Is Molded By Current Fears And Impulses - Rather Than Being Determined Solely By Childhood Experiences And Instincts - Neurotic Trends1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd

10. Kenneth Clark

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1914-2005; Field: Social Psychology; Contributions: Research Evidence Of Internalized Racism Caused By Stigmatization; Studies: Doll Experiments-black Children Chose White Dolls1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

11. Robert Yerkes

1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence187601956; Field: Intelligence - Comparative; Contributions: Social Behavior Of Gorillas/Chimps - Yerkes-dodson Law-level Of Arousal As Related To Performance

12. Aaron Beck

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1921-present; Field: Cognitive; Contributions: Father Of Cognitive Therapy - Created Beck Scales-depression Inventory - Hopelessness Scale - Suicidal Ideation - Anxiety Inventory - And Youth Inventories1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

13. Harry Harlow

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1905-1981; Field: Development; Contributions: Realized That Touch Is Preferred In Development; Studies: Rhesus Monkeys - Studied Attachment Of Infant Monkeys (Wire Mothers V. Cloth Mothers)1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

14. Stanley Milgram

1933-1984; Field: Social Psychology; Contributions: Wanted To See How The German Soldiers In WWII Fell To Obedience - Wanted To See How Far Individuals Would Go To Be Obedient; Studies: Shock Study1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd

15. Francis Galton

1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1822-1911; Field: Differential Psychology Aka "London School" Of Experimental Psychology; Contributions: Behavioral Genetics - Maintains That Personality & Ability Depend Almost Entirely On Genetic Inheritance; Studies: Twin Studies-compare Identical & Fraternal Twins - Hereditary Genius-used Bell Curve For Normal Distribution - & "Law Of Errors"-differences In Intellectual Ability

16. Erik Erikson

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1902-1994; Field: Neo-freudian - Humanistic; Contributions: Created An 8-stage Theory To Show How People Evolve Through The Life Span. Each Stage Is Marked By A Psychological Crisis That Involves Confronting "Who Am I?"1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

17. Carol Gilligan

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1936-pres; Field: Cognition; Contributions: Maintained That Köhlberg's Work Was Developed By Only Observing Boys And Overlooked Potential Differences Between The Habitual Moral Judgments Of Boys And Girls; Girls Focus More On Relationships Than Laws And Principles1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd

18. Bf Skinner

1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1904-1990; Field: Behavioral; Contributions: Created Techniques To Manipulate The Consequences Of An Organism's Behavior In Order To Observe The Effects Of Subsequent Behavior; Studies: Skinner Box

19. Robert Zajonc

1923-present; Field: Motivation; Contributions: Believes That We Invent Explanations To Label Feelings1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd

20. Hj Eysenck

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1916-1997; Field: Personality; Contributions: Asserted That Personality Is Largely Determined By Genes - Used Introversion/Extroversion1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

21. Ivan Pavlov

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1891-1951; Field: Gastroenterology; Contributions: Developed Foundation For Classical Conditioning - Discovered That A Ucs Naturally Elicits A Reflexive Behavior; Studies: Dog Salivation1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

22. Aaron Beck

1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1921-present; Field: Cognitive; Contributions: Father Of Cognitive Therapy - Created Beck Scales-depression Inventory - Hopelessness Scale - Suicidal Ideation - Anxiety Inventory - And Youth Inventories

23. Gordon Allport

1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1897-1967; Field: Trait Theory Of Personality; Contributions: List Of 11000 Traits - 3 Levels Of Traits-cardinal - Central - And Secondary1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle

24. Erik Erikson

1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1902-1994; Field: Neo-freudian - Humanistic; Contributions: Created An 8-stage Theory To Show How People Evolve Through The Life Span. Each Stage Is Marked By A Psychological Crisis That Involves Confronting "Who Am I?"1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

25. Mary Ainsworth

1913-1999; Field: Development; Contributions: Compared Effects Of Maternal Separation - Devised Patterns Of Attachment; Studies: The Strange Situation-observation Of Parent/Child Attachment1795-1878; Field: Perception; Contributions: Just-noticeable-difference (Jnd) That Eventually Becomes Weber's Law; Studies: 1st Study On Jnd1809-1882; Field: Geology - Biology; Contributions: Transmutation Of Species - Natural Selection - Evolution By Common Descent; Studies: "The Origin Of Species" Catalogs His Voyage On The Beagle1908-1970; Field: Humanism; Contributions: Hierarchy Of Needs-needs At A Lower Level Dominate An Individual's Motivation As Long As They Are Unsatisfied - Self-actualization - Transcendence

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