Ten fun facts about B. F. Skinner1. Skinner's Legacy Burrhus Frederic Skinner, born in 1904 in Sesquehanna, Pennsylvania, was a renowned American psychologist and behaviorist. He attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1922, where he studied English literature and philosophy, and ...
Ten fun facts about Sigmund Freud1. Anna O: The First Patient to Demonstrate the Power of Psychotherapy Sigmund Freud's studies of the human psyche are renowned for their influence on modern psychology, and one of his most famous patients was Anna O. Her real last name was Pappenheim, and...
The character Skinner, head chef at Gusteau's, stands at 3' 6" tall and has a bit of a Napoleon complex. Sir Ian Holm, the voice of Skinner, is two feet taller than Skinner and has played Napoleon Bonaparte three times in his illustrious career. Skinner's name is a nod to behavioral...
As this state of affairs became more public over the past couple of years, the stigma of failing to replicate some famous psychologist’s famous finding began (not entirely!!) to fall away, and a more balanced representation of what the data really show, on all sorts of topics, began to...
Be a zen master “Meditation is a simple and effective way to reduce stress and improve your brain function,” says Catherine Loveday, PhD, a psychologist specializing in the neuropsychology of memory, a professor of psychology at the University of Westminster in London, England. Doing a daily...
I'm an avid yoga student and fitness enthusiast, as well as a yoga and fitness teacher. In my spare time, I'm also a child psychologist. This website is designed to be a place for me to provide updates about my teaching schedule as well as fun tips for yoga and working out to mak...
Positive self-talk helps bring your attention to the good things in your life, according to psychologist Joy Harden Bradford. So, for the entire month, be aware of your thoughts, especially when you’re under pressure. Catch the negative thoughts you have about yourself and replace them with ...
One of the few female superheroes that non-comic fans know about, Wonder Woman remains a pop cultural feminist icon and an awesome Disney Princess alternative. Conceived in the forties by American psychologist William Moulton Marston, he wanted to “create a feminine character with all the strengt...
Let me break the record from the smallest to the largest that we set: the psychologist is that players have to tell stories or maybe not only because they are very similar to Fibre and Psychoanalysis. It’s up to the players to prove their value to others. Although it is a game for ...
Spevak is noted psychologist and a former underachiever who has brought over 2,000 students to success. He explores how problems such as emotional immaturity, low self-esteem and poor self-confidence contribute to children's underachievement. Focusing on four types of underchievers - distant, ...