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Period: 400 BCE to
phychology
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387 BCE
Plato
He suggests the brain is the mechanism that performs mental processes. -
Weber's Law
Ernst Heinrich Weber published his perception theory of ‘Just Noticeable DIfference,’ now known as Weber’s Law. -
The Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin published the On the Origin of Species, detailing his view of evolution and expanding on the theory of ‘Survival of the fittest.’ -
G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall becomes the first American to earn a degree in Psychology. -
JHU
The first laboratory of Psychology is established in America at Johns Hopkins University. -
APA
Hall forms the American Psychological Association, which originally has 42 members. -
Binet
French psychologist Alfred Binet founds the very first laboratory of psychodiagnosis. -
Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud published ‘Interpretation of Dreams’ marking the beginning of Psychoanalytic Thought. -
British psychology
The British Psychological Society is founded. -
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology was founded by Morton Prince -
Gestalt Psychology
Max Wertheimer published research on the perception of movement, marking the beginnings of Gestalt Psychology. -
Fight or Flight
Walter B. Cannon coined the term homeostasis and began research on the fight or flight phenomenon. -
Canadian psychology
The Canadian Psychological Associated was founded. -
MMPI
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was developed and fast became the most widely researched and widely accepted psychological assessment device. -
Childhood and Society
Erik Erikson published ‘Childhood and Society,’ where he expands Freud’s Theory to include social aspects of personality development across the lifespan. -
Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow, the founder of Humanistic Psychology, develops his famous Hierarchy of needs. -
the practice of behavior therapy
1969 Joseph Wolpe published ‘The Practice of Behavior Therapy.’ -
American Psychological Society
American Psychological Society established. -
E-Therapy
E-Therapy emerges as Psychology advances into the technological era. -
New Mexico
New Mexico becomes the first state to pass legislation allowing licensed psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medication.
