Mar 17, Journal of Applied Psychology: Today in the History of Psychology (17th March 1917)
The first volume of the 'Journal of Applied Psychology' was published. Edited by G. Stanley Hall, John Wallace Baird, and L. R. Geissler, the first issue included articles on the psychology of a prodigious child, a test for memory of names and faces and psychology and business.
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Mar 16, Harry Hollingworth: Today in the History of Psychology (16th March 1911)
The trial of U.S. v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola began. This famous federal lawsuit filed against the Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia under the 1906 food and drugs act alleged that Coca-Cola 'contained an added poisonous or added deleterious ingredient, caffeine which might render the product injurious to health.'
Prior to the trial the Coca-Cola Company called upon psychologist Harry Hollingworth for an opinion as to the influence of caffeine on mental and motor processes. In the absence of any reliable data on the subject, Hollingworth conducted a series of experiments to test the influence of caffei...
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Mar 15, The Authoritarian Personality: Today in the History of Psychology (15th March 1950)
'The Authoritarian Personality' by Theodor W. Adorno, Else Frenkel-Brunswik, Daniel J. Levinson, and R. Nevitt Sanford was published. The research underpinning this classic text was based on the authors strongly held conviction that a clear correlation exists between deep-rooted personality traits and overt prejudice.
In order to measure these traits among the public the authors developed and introduced the 'California F Scale,' a scale which became so popular that the study of authoritarianism dominated research within social psychology throughout the 1950's.
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Mar 14, Psychology of Pictorial Representation: Today in the History of Psychology (14th March 1960)
'Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation' was first published. Written by art historian Ernst Hans Gombrich, this classic text explores theories of visual perception and mental sets to examine the idea that 'making precedes matching.' Namely that an artist does not simply copy what they see in front of them, but rather draws upon and manipulates inherited 'schemata.' (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Mar 13, Catherine 'Kitty' Genovese: Today in the History of Psychology (13th March 1964)
Catherine 'Kitty' Genovese, a New York bar manager, was murdered as she returned home to the Kew Gardens section of Queens. On the 27th March 1964 the New York Times reported the crime under the headline '37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call The Police.' The article began 'For more than half an hour 38 respectable, law-abiding citizens in Queens watched a killer stalk and stab a woman in three separate attacks in Kew Gardens.'
This infamous crime sparked years of research into the social psychology of helping; in particular bystander intervention and diffusion of responsibility. There is, however, real doubt as to the accuracy of...
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Mar 12, Marion Wenger: Today in the History of Psychology (12th March 1907)
Marion A. Wenger was born. A highly respected researcher renowned for his work on both the scientific study of human development and the central role played by the autonomic nervous system in the expression of affective behavior.
Wenger's best known work includes the monograph 'Studies of Autonomic Balance in Army Air Forces Personnel,' (1948) and 'Physiological psychology' published in 1956.
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Mar 11, L éopold (Lipot) Szondi: Today in the History of Psychology (11th March 1893)
L éopold (Lipot) Szondi was born. An endocrinologist with an interest in psychopathology and psychology, Szondi is best known for developing and giving his name to the Szondi Test; a projective test of personality based on his theory of genotropism (reciprocal attraction.)
The Szondi Test, details of which were first published in 1947, consists of presenting the test taker with photographs of extreme expressions of human drives e.g., sadistic, paranoid, depressive; which Szondi believed we all have to a greater or lesser extent. Photo choice during the test projected from the 'familial unconscious' was said to be reflecti...
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Mar 10, Edwin Fleishman: Today in the History of Psychology (10th March 1927)
Edwin A. Fleishman was born. An influential figure within the field of applied psychology, Fleishman's pioneering research on individual differences in relation to perceptual-motor skills and abilities has among other things been employed to explore and help predict job performance.
In 1980 Fleishman received the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for the Application of Psychology and in 2004 the APA Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology. (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Mar 9, Raymond Wheeler: Today in the History of Psychology (9th March 1892)
Raymond Wheeler was born. A passionate advocate of Gestalt psychology, Wheeler's work at the University Of Kansas was instrumental in positioning Gestalt theory within mainstream American psychology.
By considering Gestalt psychology from a strong biological perspective Wheeler was able to explore, modify and assimilate its theoretical tenets within the realm of organismic psychology.
See following link to read 'Gestalt Theory' by Max Wertheimer in full for free! A classic text in the history of Gestalt Psychology.Gestalt Theory (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Mar 8, Granville Stanley Hall: Today in the History of Psychology (8th March 1883)
Granville Stanley Hall opened the first experimental psychology research laboratory in the United States at Johns Hopkins University. The picture of Hall and the following related text is taken from an article about the history of 'mental laboratories' published in McClure's Magazine in 1893.
'Wilhelm Wundt founded at Leipsic, in 1878, the first laboratory in the world for regular scientific mental experimentation. Professor Wundt is the greatest psychologist now living in Europe, and a majority of the noted psychological experts, both of Germany and of America, have been his pupils.
One of these pupils, G. Stanley Hall, n...
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Mar 7, Joy Paul Guilford: Today in the History of Psychology (7th March 1897)
Joy Paul Guilford was born. In a research career spanning over six decades, Guilford produced a substantial and influential body of work. He developed the concept of "convergent" and "divergent" thinking and helped inform a range of topics within the field of experimental psychology; including psychophysics, sensation, personality and attention.
In 1964 he received the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and in 1983 the Gold Medal of the American Psychological Foundation.Information via:On This Day in Psychology: A Showcase of Great Pioneers and Defining Moments (Source: For...
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Mar 6, Charles Spiker: Today in the History of Psychology (6th March 1925)
Charles C. Spiker was born. A pioneer in the field of experimental child psychology, Spiker spent his entire career at the University of Iowa; during which time he produced a substantial and influential body of research literature on discrimination learning and hypothesis-testing strategies in young children.
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Mar 5, Daniel Kahneman: Today in the History of Psychology (5th March 1934)
Daniel Kahneman was born. Widely considered the most influential living psychologist, Kahneman's pioneering work within the field of behavioral economics has revolutionized our understanding of irrational decision making.
Daniel Kahneman is a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is also Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University, and a fellow of the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Among his many accolades, in 1982 along with Amos Tver...
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Mar 4, Howard Hale Long: Today in the History of Psychology (4th March 1888)
Howard Hale Long was born. A pioneering educational psychologist, Long obtained a Master ’s degree in Experimental Psychology at Clark University under the supervision of G. Stanley Hall and later a Doctorate in Educational Psychology from Harvard.
Long spent more than twenty years conducting school based research into a range of topics including mental tests and racial inequality, during which time he published a series of influential monographs within the field of educational psychology.
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Mar 3, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung: Today in the History of Psychology (3rd March 1907)
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung met for the first time. They talked for 13 hours without interruption.
The meeting took place at Freud's apartment (Berggasse 19), located in the Alsergrund district of Vienna.
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