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First to learn Psychology
G. Stanley Hall becomes the first American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. He would eventually found the American Psychological Association. -
Psychology Labs are established
Wilhelm Wundt established the first experimental psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany dedicated to the study of structuralism. The event is considered the starting point of psychology as a separate science. -
Psychology in Universities
G. Stanley Hall opens the first experimental psychology lab in the U.S. at John Hopkins University. -
Publication of Psychology
Herman Ebbinghaus publishes his seminal "Über das Gedächtnis" ("On Memory") in which he describes learning and memory experiments he conducted on himself. -
Psychological Therapy Begins
Sigmund Freud begins offering therapy to patients in Vienna, Austria. -
Teachings of Psychology
James McKeen Cattell becomes the first professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He would later publish "Mental Tests and Measurements" marking the advent of psychological assessment. -
Principles of Psychology
William James publishes "Principles of Psychology." Sir Francis Galton establishes correlation techniques to better understand the relationships between variables in intelligence studies. -
American Psychological Association is formed
G. Stanley Hall forms the American Psychological Association (APA), enlisting 42 members -
Diagnosing
Alfred Binet forms the first psychology lab devoted to psychodiagnosis. -
Law of Effect is created
Edward Thorndike develops the Law of Effect.
What is the Law of Effect?
(https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-law-of-effect-2795331)