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Overarching Lesson
The lesson of this timeline is to illustrate Stanley G. Hall's influence on the emergence of psychology in the United States. At the time, psychology was mainly significant in Germany, a country he had studied in, and he adopted/incorporated what he found in the United States. Hall is credited for the early advancement of the first psych lab, psych organization, and journal for psych students. Hall has undoubtedly left a massive footprint in the history of psychology in the United States. -
Stanley Hall earned a Ph.D. in Psychology
Hall graduated from Harvard and was granted the first-ever Ph.D. in psychology in the United States. This laid the stepping stones for the development and future of psychology in the U.S. -
Hall opens a psychology laboratory
Stanley Hall continued his psychological career by establishing the first psychology lab in the United States at John Hopkins University. At the time, he was a lecturer at the university but later became a professor. -
The American Journal of Psychology
Stanley launches his journal on experimental psychology, otherwise known as the American Journal of Psychology. This journal has remained in the field of study till the present day and still incorporates his studies. -
Clark University
Stanley Hall helped establish Clark University, one of the earliest research universities in the U.S. He did so as the university's president and professor of psychology. Hall used this platform to push psychology to be among the relevant sciences taught. -
American Psychological Association
Hall assembled the APA and served as its first president. It was the earliest organization of psychologists in the United States and currently remains strong with over 100,000 members. Their mission today is "to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives." -
Hall publishes Adolescence
After becoming a world-renowned psychologist, Hall published his study composed of 2 volumes. Adolescent psychology was Hall's leading study, and he believed these were the most critical stages of a human's mental development.