Portal:Psychology/Featured psychologist archive

This page lists psychologists previously featured on the Psychology Portal, with most recent content listed at the top.

John Broadus Watson
John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878–September 25, 1958) was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, after doing research on animal behavior. He is known for having claimed that he could take any 12 healthy infants and, by applying behavioral techniques, create whatever kind of person he desired. He also wrote about childrearing, worked in advertising and conducted the controversial Little Albert experiment.

William James
William James(January 11, 1842, New York – August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.