A History of Psychology

By RichardJi
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    Dorothea Dix - Conducts a statewide investigation of Massachusetts' care for the insane

  • Dorothea Dix - Visits North Carolina and calls for reform in the treatment of mentally ill patients

  • Appointed as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harvard

  • Dorothea Dix - Dies in New Jersey, U.S

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    Ivan Pavlov - Investigates the gastric functions of dogs by taking the saliva gland and analysing it

  • William James - Publishes "The Principles of Psychology"

  • Ivan Pavlov - Publishes "The Work of Digestive Glands"

  • Erik Erikson - Born in Frankfurt

  • Ivan Pavlov - Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

  • Soloman Asch - Born in Warsaw

  • William James - Dies of heart failure in Chocorua

  • Carl Jung - Publishes "Psychology of the Unconscious"

  • Carl Jung - Begins experiencing hallucinations, and decides to delibrately induce them and write about them in private

  • Clark Hull - Earns Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Gordon Allport - Earns Ph.D

  • Carl Jung - Embarks on Bugishu Psychological Expedition to East Africa to learn more about primitive psychology

  • Soloman Asch - Receives Ph.D

  • Donald Hebb - Receives Ph.D from Harvard

  • Roger Wolcott - Receives master's degree in Psychology

  • Carl Rogers - Publishes "The Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child"

  • Gordon Allport - Elected as President of the American Psychological Association

  • Clark Hull - "Publishes Principle of Behaviour"

  • Donald Hebb - Publishes "The Organization of Behaviour"

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    Soloman Asch - Conducts experiments demonstrating the effects of social pressure

  • Erik Erikson - Publishes "Childhood and Society"

  • Clark Hull - Dies in Connecticut

  • Gordon Allport - Publishes "Becoming: Basic Considerations for Psychology of Personality"

  • Carl Rogers - Publishes "On Becoming a Person"

  • Donald Hebb - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

  • Erik Erikson - Publishes "Gandhi's Truth"

  • Carl Rogers - Receives Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Psychology

  • Roger Wolcott - Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

  • Roger Wolcott - Receives National Medal of Science