A History of Psychology By RichardJi Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Dec 31, 1841 Dorothea Dix - Conducts a statewide investigation of Massachusetts' care for the insane Feb 17, 1848 Dorothea Dix - Visits North Carolina and calls for reform in the treatment of mentally ill patients Jan 27, 1880 Appointed as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harvard Jul 17, 1887 Dorothea Dix - Dies in New Jersey, U.S Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Jan 1, 1895 Ivan Pavlov - Investigates the gastric functions of dogs by taking the saliva gland and analysing it Mar 21, 1890 William James - Publishes "The Principles of Psychology" Feb 22, 1897 Ivan Pavlov - Publishes "The Work of Digestive Glands" Jun 15, 1902 Erik Erikson - Born in Frankfurt Dec 15, 1904 Ivan Pavlov - Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Sep 14, 1907 Soloman Asch - Born in Warsaw Aug 26, 1910 William James - Dies of heart failure in Chocorua Jul 24, 1912 Carl Jung - Publishes "Psychology of the Unconscious" Jan 3, 1913 Carl Jung - Begins experiencing hallucinations, and decides to delibrately induce them and write about them in private Oct 15, 1918 Clark Hull - Earns Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison Apr 19, 1922 Gordon Allport - Earns Ph.D Oct 10, 1925 Carl Jung - Embarks on Bugishu Psychological Expedition to East Africa to learn more about primitive psychology Feb 21, 1932 Soloman Asch - Receives Ph.D Feb 19, 1936 Donald Hebb - Receives Ph.D from Harvard Jul 12, 1937 Roger Wolcott - Receives master's degree in Psychology Apr 13, 1939 Carl Rogers - Publishes "The Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child" Aug 28, 1939 Gordon Allport - Elected as President of the American Psychological Association Oct 27, 1943 Clark Hull - "Publishes Principle of Behaviour" Jul 3, 1949 Donald Hebb - Publishes "The Organization of Behaviour" Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1959 Soloman Asch - Conducts experiments demonstrating the effects of social pressure Apr 17, 1950 Erik Erikson - Publishes "Childhood and Society" May 10, 1952 Clark Hull - Dies in Connecticut May 10, 1955 Gordon Allport - Publishes "Becoming: Basic Considerations for Psychology of Personality" Jan 28, 1961 Carl Rogers - Publishes "On Becoming a Person" Mar 6, 1966 Donald Hebb - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Mar 27, 1969 Erik Erikson - Publishes "Gandhi's Truth" Jun 25, 1972 Carl Rogers - Receives Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Psychology Nov 21, 1981 Roger Wolcott - Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine Aug 20, 1989 Roger Wolcott - Receives National Medal of Science