Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs, motivation theory

Albert Bandura Social learning, Neo-behaviorism

Arnold Gesell Maturation theory
Auguste Comte Father of Sociology
Benjamin Bloom Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy
Bernard Weiner Attribution theory
Burrhus Frederic Skinner Operant conditioning, Behaviorism , psychosexual
Carlos Linnaeus Father of modern taxonomy
Charles Cooley Looking glass self theory – we learn who we are by our interactions with others.
Charles Darwin Evolutionary psychology theories to mental characteristics as human think and behave.
Daniel Goleman Emotional intelligence
David Ausubel Graphic organizers , meaningful learning , assumption
David Froebel Father of kindergrten
David Karthwohl Affective domain
Edgar Dale Cone of experience (20% remember)
Edward Boro Six thinking hats theory
Edward Lee Thorndike  Law of effect; satisfaction
 Connectionism – learning is a product of the relationship of stimulus and response
Edward Tolman Purposive behaviorism and goal oriented
Edward Torrance Creative problem solving
Edwin Guthrie Stimulus and response ; temporal continguity
Elliot Turriel Social domain theory
Erasmus Desiderius Father of humanism
Erik Erickson psychosocial
Herbert Spencer Moral development
Herman Ebbinghaus Associationism psychology
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence
Ivan Pavlov Involuntary behavior, classical conditioning
Jean Piaget Cognitive development, information processing, dynamic interaction
Jerome Bruner Constructivist, spiral curl, instrumental conceptualism

John Amos Commecius Father of modern education

John Bowly Attainment theory
John Dewey Learning by doing
John Flavel Metacognition – critical awareness of what learners do about learning.
John Jacques Rosseau Nature of child
John Locke Tabula rasa
John Watson Behavioral theory
Kolhler, Koffka, Max Gestalt psychology / Law of Simplicity - the whole of an object is more important than its parts.
Wetheimer
Lawrence Kohlberg Moral development
Lev Vygotsky Socio-cultural theory of cognitive development , SCAFFOLDING, linguistic theory
Maria Montessory Transfer of learning, Kindergarten preparation of children
Noam Chomsky Language acquisition theory, Nativism – is the innate ability to develop language
Otto Loewi Acetylchlorine – stimulation of muscles
Pestallozi Symmetrical and harmonious development of a child
Robert Gagne Sequence of instruction
Robert Havighurst Developmental task theory
Robert Sternberg Triachic theory of intelligence
Sandra Bem Gender schema theory – behavior based on society’s gender norms and expectations
Sigmund Freud Psychosexual, psychoanalytic
Simpsons Anita Harrow Psychomotor domain by the simpsons
Titcherner Structuralism psychology
Ulf von Euler Neorepinephrine – bringing nervous system to HIGH ALERT.
Wilhelm Woundt Founder of modern psychology
William James And G Stanley Hall promote functionalism psychology
William Kilpatrick Project method
William Kohler Insight learning
Wofgang Ratke Used vernacular for approaching the class