PsychSim 5: Psychology’s Timeline
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PsychSim 5: PSYCHOLOGY’S TIMELINE Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________ This activity will take you on a tour through the history of psychology. You will learn how psychology grew out of philosophy and medical physiology, and will become acquainted with some of the pioneers of psychology as a scientific discipline. Famous Psychologists • Can you think of any famous psychologists from psychology’s history? Section: ________________________
The Early History: Philosophers and Scientists • Match each of the philosophers and scientists with their descriptions AND write in the approximate year of their contribution. o o o o o o ______ Aristotle (______) ______ Darwin (______) ______ Descartes (______) ______ Helmholz (______) ______ Locke (______) ______ Plato (______) 320 B.C. 360 B.C. 1600 1700 1830 1860 A. British philosopher, empiricist B. Greek philosopher, nativist C. British biologist D. German physiologist E. French philosopher, nativist, and dualist F. Greek philosopher, empiricist
Pioneers of Psychology • Match each of the pioneers of psychology with their descriptions AND write in the approximate year of their main contribution. o ______ Calkins (______) 1879 1882 1885 1888 1890 1895 1900 A. Studied memory B. First psychotherapy C. First lab in USA D. Used introspection E. First comprehensive textbook F. First psychology laboratory G. First woman president of APA
o ______ Ebbinghaus (______) o ______ Freud (______) o ______ Hall (______) o ______ James (______) o ______ Titchener (______) o ______ Wundt (______)
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PsychSim 5: Psychology’s Timeline
Twentieth Century Psychology • Match each of the key contributors with their descriptions AND write in the approximate year of their main contribution. o o o o o ______ Chomsky (______) ______ Maslow (______) ______ Pavlov (______) ______ Piaget (______) ______ Rogers (______) 1905 1910 1915...