Psychology History

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  • 6500 BCE

    Trephination

    Trephination
    They believed at this time that demons possessed humans and that is why humans became angry.

  • Tuskegee Syphilis Study

    Tuskegee Syphilis Study
    Tested to see how syphilis effected people and never treated the Africa-American patients.

  • Operant Conditioning

    Operant Conditioning
    Skinner used shocks to condition rats and help them through the maze.

  • Nuremberg Code

    Nuremberg Code
    Germany created guidelines researchers need to follow when carrying out experiments.

  • Obedience

    Obedience
    Stanley Milgram used an authority and a student to see how long students would listen to the teacher before doing what is right.

  • Prison Experiment

    Prison Experiment
    Zimbardo used a fake prison to show how reasonable people could become unreasonable due to authority.