Sigmund Freud
Who He Is
Born in 1856, he spent a lot of his early life in Vienna. He died in 1939.
Importance to Human Development and Education
Freud as been an influence in many other psychologist's studies. When most people hear the word "psychology" Sigmund Freud is often time a name that comes up with it. Without him, we would probably not have work of psychologists like Erikson and many others.
Theories or Famous Experiments
The most famous (or infamous depending on who you ask) work by Freud would be the psychosexual stages of development. The stages are shown below, but basically Freud's study was of the things that provide pleasure or comfort for a certain age group. He also argued that a disturbance in any of the stages could lead to problems in adulthood.
Born in 1856, he spent a lot of his early life in Vienna. He died in 1939.
Importance to Human Development and Education
Freud as been an influence in many other psychologist's studies. When most people hear the word "psychology" Sigmund Freud is often time a name that comes up with it. Without him, we would probably not have work of psychologists like Erikson and many others.
Theories or Famous Experiments
The most famous (or infamous depending on who you ask) work by Freud would be the psychosexual stages of development. The stages are shown below, but basically Freud's study was of the things that provide pleasure or comfort for a certain age group. He also argued that a disturbance in any of the stages could lead to problems in adulthood.
Picture from: http://www.chmc-dubai.com/img/Sigmund_Freud/Sigmund%20Freud.jpg (isn't he a little frightening looking?)
Chart from: http://kellimarshall.net/criticaltvcomedy/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/psychosexual.gif
Chart from: http://kellimarshall.net/criticaltvcomedy/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/psychosexual.gif