From the article: 10 Most Influential Psychologists
An article appearing in a 2002 edition of the Review of General Psychology ranked 100 of the top psychologists throughout history. Who do you think deserves a spot in the top ten? Describe who you would pick as one of the biggest influences on psychology and give a few reasons for your choice. Share Your Top Choice
Carl Jung
- Dreams give as a personal insight into our subconcious mind which controls the waking mind. With the help of Jungs ideas you can take your dream life and insights into your own hands.
- —Guest Jung
Alfred Adler
- Alfred Adler theory or psychology is good in today's psychology.
- —Guest aaung69@hotmail.com
Dimitri Uznadze
- I think everyone who says: "I am a psychologist" needs to know about Dimitri Uznadze - Georgian Psychologist and Philosopher. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Uznadze
- —Guest kognicia
ivan pavlov
- Pavlov, I strongly believe. He is the most influential man in psychology. Thinking of dogs and conditioning them is quite a brilliant discovery.
- —Guest Geofrey yator
Psychology without Jung?
- There is no comprehensive study of psychology without Jung. Though his theory of synchronicity is far fetched. His analysis of archetypes and complexes is a different perspective to the sexual imagery predominant in Freud's studies.
- —Guest guest
most influentual psychology
- Freud and Vygotsky cannot be left in the list in psychology you would find most their theories. Especially vygotsky - he took more time before he discover his theories and they are not just based on children as Freud did. Even though Freud focused on children in most of his theories, I still can't leave him in the list.
- —Guest zamantande
Maslow & Vygotsky
- How to choose? They both deserve recognition for their important work in understanding human psychology.
- —Guest cluster c
The Realist
- I was extremely shocked to notice that Abraham Maslow was not apart the list. He made a great contibution to the field of psychology. His hierarchy of needs is so simple and realistic that can be applied to all mankind
- —slimgem22
Maslow and Wundt (must be)
- I think that Abraham Maslow had contributed the psychology through his famous theory about "hierarchy of need" which had been using by all kind of people on whole of the world. So he must be in top 10 psychologist list. Then about Wilhelm Wundt,a first scientist of psychology who established the first laboratory of psychology research.
- —Yogi_Corp
John Watson
- He made psychology the science of what is tangible, visible, audible. It is not quite that yet... but it is an attitude a serious psychologist cannot do without.
- —Guest Bishakha Majumdar
Most Influential Psychologists
- Freud has had the biggest impact on our culture. Most of this influence was not for the best. B.F. Skinner had the most valuable effect.
- —Guest cowboy
Friedrich Froebel
- I believe that one of the most influential psychologist is Friedrich Froebel. He believed that nature and child's development were interrelated. He also believed and you should look at each child individually because of the different stages at the same age. He also so the importance of play to learn. He created the use of centers and kindergarten.
- —Guest Elizabeth Baker
Maslow’s hierarchy
- Maslow’s hierarchical schema focuses on the whole hierarchy of needs, wants, and strengths. Maslow examines the needs of a person as crossing over the physical (bodily needs), intellectual (cognitive needs), socio-affective (social/emotional needs), and spiritual (aesthetic needs) dimensions of persons. There is a difference between needs and a wants in the concern of the wellbeing of an individual. A need is very important in levels of living, human development, and psychosocial functioning. A want differs than a need among human growth. A want is a desire for something beyond the basic needs of human survival. An example of a want would be iPod over food. Needs are most common among most human environments. A question you want to ask to help understand the concept of Maslow’s hierarchy is “If you were cast away on deserted island, what would you desire the most?”
- —Guest Alan
Lev Vygotsky
- I believe that Lev Vygotsky should be number 10 because of his sociocultural theory. He stressed the importance of the social context of development. That children's learning is often promoted through assistance from adults or older peers who help the child learn new skills. If you really think about his concepts of learning between children and adults where the child learns specific cultural values, customs, and beliefs is true. Who influenced you a lot when you were a child? For most people it was their parents or someone older than them that they looked up to. This is why I believe that Vygotsky should be added.
- —Guest tjc_1311_mnm
Vygotzky should have been listed #10
- Lev Semenovich Vygotsky should have been added as the tenth most influential psychologist. While most psychologist focused primarily on the child in explaining how development occurs, but certainly not ignoring the importance of others, especially the family, other theorist had given much greater prominence to the importance of the cultural and historical context within which a child is socialized. Vygotsky , originator of the sociocultural theory, highly stressed the importance of the social environment to development. Vygotsky also investigated child development and how this was guided by the role of culture and interpersonal communication. The Zone of Proximal Development is Vygotsky’s term for the range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but that can be learned with guidance and assistance of adults or more-skilled children. Vygotzky is less known for his research on play, or child's game as a psychological phenomenon and its role in the child's develo
- —Guest Francisca Perdomo
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