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.
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Carl Jung: Biography, Archetypes, Theories, Beliefs
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What Is Media Psychology?
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How Does Propaganda Work?
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Lobotomy as a Mental Health Treatment
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How Psychoanalysis Influenced the Field of Psychology
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Alfred Binet and the History of IQ Testing
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Gordon Allport: Theory, Life, and Impact on Psychology
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Alfred Binet and the Binet-Simon Test
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Mary Whiton Calkins' Influence on Psychology
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Edward Thorndike's Contributions to Psychology
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Biography of Psychologist G. Stanley Hall
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A Biography of Mary Ainsworth
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Sigmund Freud on Religion
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Kurt Lewin and Field Theory
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Understanding the Milgram Experiment in Psychology
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Robert Yerkes: His Life and Contributions to Psychology
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Classic Psychology Experiments
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10 of the Most Famous Psychologists
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The Story of Genie Wiley
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Biography of Psychologist John B. Watson
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Albert Bandura's Biography (1925-2021)
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William James Biography and Impact on Psychology
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Sigmund Freud's Life, Theories, and Influence
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An Overview of Sigmund Freud's Theories
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Biography of Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
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Biography of Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
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Jean Piaget Biography (1896-1980)
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What Were Structuralism vs. Functionalism?
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Howard Gardner's Contributions to Psychology
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Schools of Psychology: Main Schools of Thought
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Biography of Psychologist John Bowlby
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A Biography Psychologist of Carl Rogers
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Lev Vygotsky’s Life and Theories
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Martin Seligman Biography
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What's Really Happening When You Have a Freudian Slip
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Freud's Concepts of Thanatos and Eros
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Alfred Adler's Career, Life, and Theory of Personality
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Psychologist Hans Eysenck Biography
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The First Experimental Psychology Lab
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Anna Freud Biography (1895-1982)
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Psychology and Life Quotes From Carl Rogers
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Anna O's Life and Impact on Psychology
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Cathexis and Anticathexis According to Freudian Theory
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Biography of Edward C. Tolman
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Biography of Psychologist David Kolb
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10 Women Who Helped Change Psychology
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The Most Famous Social Psychology Experiments Ever Performed
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How Lewis Terman Influenced the Field of Psychology
The Origins of Psychology
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Freud's Perspective on Women
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B.F. Skinner's Life, Theories, and Influence on Psychology
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What Is Self-Concept?
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Ivan Pavlov and His Discovery of Classical Conditioning
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Edward B. Titchener and Structuralism
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Contributions of Karen Horney to Psychology
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The Influence of Philip Zimbardo on Psychology
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Stanley Milgram Psychologist Biography
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How Humanistic Psychology Can Help You Live a Better Life
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Max Wertheimer Biography (1880-1943)
Harry Harlow Biography
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Raymond Cattell Psychologist Biography
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Influential Books by Sigmund Freud
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Harry Harlow and the Nature of Affection