Sep 30, Joseph Baldwin: Today in the History of Psychology (30th September 1887)
'Elementary Psychology and Education' by Joseph Baldwin was published. Promoted as a text-book for high schools, reading circles and a manual for teachers, this was a landmark publication in the psychology of education.
An influential and pioneering figure in the field, Joseph Baldwin became the first professor of Pedagogy at the University of Texas, at Austin in 1891.
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A 27-year-old man presented by EMS was agitated, confused, and combative. EMS said they had received a call for a patient who was minimally responsive lying on the sidewalk. They noted the patient with pinpoint pupils and decreased respirations. The concern was that he had been using heroin, so he was given 2 mg intranasal naloxone. This caused the patient to become acutely confused and combative. He was awake and alert but oriented x 0. His vital signs included a temperature of 99.1°F, a heart rate of 122 bpm, a respiratory rate of 26 bpm, and pulse oximetry of 97% on room air.At least 160 people were admitted to Phil...
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Sep 29, Naomi Norsworthy: Today in the History of Psychology (29th September 1877)
Naomi Norsworthy was born. A pioneer in the field of childhood mental testing and mental deficiency, Norsworthy was the first woman to graduate with a Ph.D in psychology at Columbia University. An outstanding teacher and innovative researcher Naomi Norsworthy died in 1916 aged just 39.
Her most influential work The Psychology of Childhood was published posthumously in by her friend and colleague Mary Theodora Whitley in 1918. That same year a book celebrating the life and work of Naomi Norsworthy was published in which the then Dean of Teachers College, Columbia University, James E. Russell noted that "She met every advanc...
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Sep 28, Nancy Bayley: Today in the History of Psychology (28th September 1899)
Nancy Bayley was born. A pioneering figure in the field of developmental psychology, Bayley is best known for the longitudinal Growth Study she conducted during her time at the University of California, Berkeley, which among other things helped establish standards of physical, motor and behavioral development.
In 1966 Bayley became the first woman to receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Also in recognition of a long and illustrious career, Bayley received the G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology in 1971 and in 198...
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Sep 27, Albert Ellis: Today in the History of Psychology (27th September 1913)
Albert Ellis was born. A hugely influential psychotherapist, Ellis is renowned for developing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT); a specific cognitive behavioral approach rooted in Stoic philosophy designed to empower individuals to recognize, challenge and replace self-defeating thoughts with reasoned, well-being enhancing ways of thinking. Ellis began presenting his ideas to the psychological community in 1955 and in 1959 founded the Institute for Rational Living, a non-profit organization established to promote REBT and to provide accessible low-cost counseling to members of the public.
A prolific writer and teach...
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Sep 26, Ivan Pavlov: Today in the History of Psychology (26th September 1849)
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born. A Nobel prize winning physiologist and scientist, Pavlov's groundbreaking work on conditioned reflexes derived from his observations of the reflex regulation of the activity of the digestive glands in dogs had a profound impact on modern behavioral psychology; influencing the work of such luminaries as John B. Watson, Edward Thorndike and B.F. Skinner.(Note: Sources drawing on the old style (O.S.) Julian calendar record Pavlov's date of birth as September 14th 1849)
See following link to learn all about the fascinating history of psychology.History of Psychology (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 25, Edmund Burke Delabarre: Today in the History of Psychology (25th September 1863)
Edmund Burke Delabarre was born. An eminent psychologist, researcher and academic, Delabarre is best known for his early work on visual phenomena, sensation and the law of contrast which famously features in William James's classic Principles of Psychology in 1890, along with the footnote "From the pen of my friend and pupil Mr. E. B. Delabarre. "
During his long and distinguished career, Delabarre served as the Director of the Psychological Laboratory at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Brown University.
See following link to learn all about the fascinating history of psychology.History of Psycho...
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Sep 24, Albert Bandura: Today in the History of Psychology (24th September 1971)
Albert Bandura's landmark book " Social Learning Theory " was published in which the Stanford University psychologist sets out how new patterns of behavior can be acquired through direct experience or by observing the behavior of others. Social Learning Theory is a seminal piece of work, the basic tenets of which Bandura later expanded upon in " Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, " a book widely considered a modern classic within psychology. (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 23, Norma Estelle Cutts: Today in the History of Psychology (23rd September 1892)
Norma Estelle Cutts was born. A pioneer in the provision of school psychological services in the United States, her landmark publication in 1943 "How to Use Psychological Service in the Schools, A Guide to the Technique and Interpretation of the Individual Psychological Examination" was instrumental in establishing standards for training, certification, and practice.
Throughout the course of a long and distinguished career, Cutts wrote widely on a range of topics within an educational context, including, mental hygiene, discipline and intellectual giftedness. In a tribute to Norma Cutts published shortly after her death ag...
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Sep 22, Robert Thorndike: Today in the History of Psychology (22nd September 1910)
Robert Thorndike was born. A brilliant psychometrician, Thorndike is best known for his collaborative work with Irving Lorge and Elizabeth Hagen in developing measures of mental and scholastic ability which eventually became known as "Cognitive Ability Tests. "
Among his many professional accolades, Thorndike served as president of the Psychometric Society and the American Educational Research Association and received the Butler Medal for Outstanding Service from Columbia University. (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 21, Albert Beckham: Today in the History of Psychology (21st September 1897)
Albert Beckham was born. A profoundly influential figure in the field of school psychology, Beckham pioneered the introduction of psychological services within public schools and established the first campus based psychological laboratory to offer counseling while teaching psychology at Howard University.
A distinguished academic and prolific writer, Beckham made a lasting contribution to our understanding of counseling, behavioral problems and life satisfaction within an educational context.
See following link for quality educational psychology information and resources.Educational Psychology (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 20, B. F. Skinner: Today in the History of Psychology (20th September 1971)
B. F. Skinner was featured on the front cover of Time magazine and is the subject of three cover stories on behavior, titled "Skinner's Utopia: Panacea, or Path to Hell?" "Twin Oaks: On to Walden Two" and "A Skinnerian Innovation: Baby in a Box. "
The brilliant cover image of Skinner was drawn by renowned artist and illustrator Don Ivan Punchatz.
See following link to learn all about the life and work of psychology legend B.F. Skinner.B.F. Skinner (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 19, Human Factors: Today in the History of Psychology (19th September 1958)
Human Factors, the flagship journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society was first published. In his introductory essay entitled "A Home of Our Own, " editor in chief Stanley Lippert noted that human factors specialists would no longer be forced to publish their work in the "literary homes of friends and relatives. "
See following link to learn all about the fascinating history of psychology.History of Psychology (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 18, Wilhelm Wundt: Today in the History of Psychology (18th September 1861)
Wilhelm Wundt presented a landmark paper on the personal difference between visual and auditory observation at the Natural Science Conference at Speyer, Germany. Writing about Wundt's discipline defining address at Speyer, Edward Bradford Titchener noted that "There is no more remarkable incident in the history of experimental psychology than Wundt's attempt, by way of a single crucial experiment, to overturn the whole Herbartian psychology. "
See following link to learn all about the fascinating history of psychology.History of Psychology (Source: Forensic Psychology Blog)
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Sep 17, Oskar Pfungst and the case of Clever Hans: Today in the History of Psychology (17th September 1904)
Oskar Pfungst began his famous investigation into the case of " Clever Hans, " a horse that could seemingly solve mathematical problems (multiplication and division) by tapping out answers with his right hoof. However, Pfungst concluded that the explanation for this lay not in any rational thinking on the part of " Clever Hans " but rather in the almost imperceptible ideomotor movement and nuanced body language of his owner Mr. Von Osten which signaled to the horse when he was expected to start and stop tapping.
Oskar Pfungst's findings in the case of " Clever Hans " were instrumental in raising the issue of experimenter e...
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