Glossary / Lexicon

The term "Alienist" was heading for obsolescence until it was returned to a position of some prominence . . . Read More

Clinical psychology is the branch of psychology dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of personality . . . Read More

Albert Bandura (1925-present) A social psychologist, Bandura's research includes studies in observational . . . Read More

Margaret F. Washburn, the first woman to earn her PhD. in psychology, graduated from Cornell University . . . Read More

Kenneth B. Clark, an African-American social psychologist, was born in 1914. He attended Howard University . . . Read More

Kohlberg, Lawrence: Lawrence Kohlberg was born in 1927 at Bronxville, New York and died in 1987 at Boston, . . . Read More

Würzburg school refers to a group of psychologists under the influence of Oswald Külpe at the University . . . Read More

Maslow, Abraham: Abraham Maslow was a Humanistic psychologist who emphasized the innate human tendency . . . Read More

Robert J. Sternberg is a Cognitive Psychologist who is well-known for his Triarchic Theory of Intelligence. . . . Read More

Ludwig Binswanger (born April 13, 1881, died 1966 ) was a Swiss psychiatrist and pioneer in the field . . . Read More