Herman Ebbinghaus

Herman Ebbinghaus 1850 – 1909 Hermann Ebbinghaus was born in Bremen, Germany.  He received his education, including a Ph.D. from the University of Bonn.  In 1880 he published his first paper on memory and began his nearly 30 years of teaching and publishing in the field of human memory.  Although the first to apply experimental…

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Alfred Binet

Alfred Binet 1857 – 1911 Alfred Binet was both a psychologist and a lawyer.  His greatest accomplishment in the field of psychology lead to what we now call the Intelligence Quotient or IQ.  As a member of the French commission investigating educational concerns, developed a test to measure the ‘mental age’ (MA) of children entering…

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Alfred Adler

Alfred Adler 1870-1937 Alfred Adler was born in Vienna Austria  as the second of six children.  Much of his career was molded from childhood experiences, particularly an incident when he was only five years old.  Diagnosed with pneumonia, Adler overheard his physician tell his father that he doubted Alfred would recover from his illness.  At…

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Chapter 3.6: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.6 Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive…

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Chapter 3.5: Freud’s Ego Defense Mechanisms

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.5 Freud’s Ego Defense Mechanisms Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive Development…

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Chapter 3.4: Freud’s Structural & Topographical Model

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.4 Freud’s Structural and Topographical Models Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive…

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Chapter 3.3: Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.3 Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive…

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Chapter 3.2: Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.2 Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive…

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Chapter 3.1: Motor & Cognitive Development

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.1 Motor and Cognitive Development Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive Development…

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Chapter 3: Introduction to Development, Personality & Stage Theories

PSYCHOLOGY 1013.0 Development, Personality, and Stage Theories Psychology 101 Contents1: How to Learn Psychology – 1.1: Influence of Research on Psychology – 1.2: Experimental Research – 1.3: Types of Research 2: Biopsychology – 2.1: Neurotransmitters – 2.2: The Brain & Nervous System 3: Intro to Development, Personality & Stage Theories – 3.1: Motor & Cognitive…

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