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First psychology labatory
A man by the name of Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental laboratory in psychology at the University of Leipzig, this event is important because this kind of set the tone for psychology to grow and develop. -
First Lab In The U.S
in the year 1883 G stanley Hall a student of Mr.wundt opened the first psycology lab in the united states at johns hopkins university. -
first doctarate
In 1886 Te first doctarate of psychology was given to joseph jastrow, Mr.jastrow was a student of mr.stanley hall. Mr.jastrow later becomes a professor of psychology at the university of wisconsin. -
first african american doctarate
In 1920 francis cecil sumner earns a Phd in pyschology at clark university. -
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ROSCHACH TEST CREATED
A TEST CREATED FOR PERSONALITY BASED ON THE INTERPITATION OF A INKBLOT WAS CREATED. THIS WAS CREATED TO TELL THE PERSONALITIES. -
The Behavior of organisims
Skinner comes up with The Behavior of Organisms, introducing the concept of operant conditioning. The work draws attention to behaviorism and inspires laboratory research on conditioning -
insanity plee
Congress looked over federal law on the insanity defense, in response to john hickley Jr. being aquited of charges for the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. -
cultural psychology
In Acts of Meaning, Four Lectures on Mind and Culture, Jerome Bruner helps come up with the idea of cultural psychology,. improved and brodened by Hazel Markus and other researchers, cultural psychology focuses on the influences and relationship among mind, cultural community and behavior. this is important becaause with out being able to see how the culture is broke down we wouldnt be able to understand the peple as a whole. -
a drug to treat depression
Studies are put out that there is medicine that could cause less depression later, the FDA approves its use in the U.S.. The medicine they approved it to be put out was calledTofranil.