Top 20 Psychologist celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Psychologist celebrities [Updated February 27, 2021].
Philip Zimbardo was born
on March 23, 1933
in United States.
He wrote the book The Lucifer Effect to discuss how good people do evil things.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
B. F. Skinner was born
on March 20, 1904
in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, United States.
Timothy Francis Leary was born
on October 22, 1920
in Springfield, United States.
Daniel Kahneman was born
on March 5, 1934
in Tel Aviv, Israel, United States.
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Salary 2020: $75,000
Abraham Maslow was born
on April 1, 1908
in Brooklyn, United States.
William Glasser was born
on May 11, 1925
in Cleveland, United States.
Douglas Hofstadter was born
on February 15, 1945
in United States.
Hofstadter's law, which he named after himself, states that it always takes longer to complete tasks of substantial complexity than you originally thought it would.
BF Skinner was born
on March 20, 1904
in Susquehana Depot, United States.
He invented the operant conditioning chamber, a laboratory apparatus used in the experimental analysis of behavior to study animal behavior.
Michael Shermer was born
on September 8, 1954
in United States.
A former fundamentalist Christian, he established the Skeptics Society in 1992.
Albert Ellis was born
on September 27, 1913
in United States.
He was influenced by
Sigmund Freud and based a lot of his methods on his research.
Emily Rosa was born
on February 6, 1987
in Loveland, United States.
She did the keynote address at the 1998 Ig Nobel Ceremonies at Harvard.
William James was born
on January 11, 1842
in New York City, New York, United States.
Irene Pepperberg was born
on April 1, 1949
in United States.
She has been involved in wildlife conservation and is the President of the non-profit organization The Alex Foundation.
Edwin Boring was born
on October 23, 1886
in Philadelphia, United States.
Emphasizing experimental observation over philosophy, he created, among other things, the illusory portraits that showed either an old woman or a young woman.
Alfred Kinsey was born
on June 23, 1894
in Hoboken, United States.
He developed the revolutionary Kinsey Scale, which measures an individual's sexual orientation on a range from 0 to 6, where 0 is exclusively heterosexual and 6 is exclusively homosexual. He is the subject of the 2004 film Kinsey, where he is played by
Liam Neeson.
Lloyd Morrisett was born
on November 2, 1929
in United States.
In 1969, the same year in which Sesame Street debuted, Morrisett became president of the John and Mary Markle Foundation.
Carl Rogers was born
on January 8, 1902
in Oak Park, United States.
He believed that every individual had the potential to realize their goals and aspirations, and in so doing, becoming self-actualized.
John B Watson was born
on January 9, 1878
in United States.
He had a tumultuous childhood: his mother was religious and strict, and his father suffered from alcoholism and deserted the family when Watson was in his early teens.
Jerome Bruner was born
on October 1, 1915
in United States.
He published numerous books including A Study of Thinking in 1956 and Actual Minds, Possible Worlds in 1985.
Umar Johnson was born
on August 21, 1974
in United States.
He's known for his conservative, Afrocentric cultural outlook and views. He opposes interracial marriage and has refused to lend his support to LGBTQ members of the African American community.