public- History of Psycology

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  • 387 BCE

    Aristotle suggested that the heart is the mechanism of mental processes.

  • when psychology was founded
    300 BCE

    when psychology was founded

  • Period: 300 BCE to

    History of Psychology

  • Franz Mesmer detailed his cure for some mental illness, originally called mesmerism and now known as hypnosis.

    Franz Mesmer detailed his cure for some mental illness, originally called mesmerism and now known as hypnosis.

  • Franz Gall wrote about phrenology (the idea that a person’s skull shape and placement of bumps on the head can reveal personality traits.

  • Sir Francis Galton, Influenced by Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species,’ publishes ‘Hereditary Genius,’ and argues that intellectual abilities are biological in nature.

    Sir Francis Galton, Influenced by Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species,’ publishes ‘Hereditary Genius,’ and argues that intellectual abilities are biological in nature.

  • The first laboratory of psychology in America is established at Johns Hopkins University.

  • mental test

    The term “Mental Tests” was coined by James Cattell, beginning the specialization in psychology now known as psychological assessment.

  • british

    The British Psychological Society was founded.
  • for military

    for military

    Robert Yerkes developed the Army Alpha and Beta Tests to measure intelligence in a group format. The tests were adopted for use with all new recruits in the U.S. military a year later.
  • leon

    leon

    Leon Festinger proposed his theory of ‘Cognitive Dissonance’ and later became an influence figure in Social Psychology.
  • america pyschologist

    america pyschologist

    American Psychological Society established.
  • medicine

    medicine

    New Mexico becomes the first state to pass legislation allowing licensed psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medication