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William Wundt used introspection to help form the beginning of psychology as a science.

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James McKeen becomes the first professor of psychology.

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The first psychological clinic is opened by Lightner Witmer. This is where he worked and treated mainly children .

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Harvard opens first psychology building. Planned as a psychology facility and hosed the psychology, philosophy and sociology departments.

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The first American institute for research in nervous disease opens in New York.

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The American Association of Clinical Psychologist is founded to promote training and certification standards for the practice of clinical psychology.

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U.S. Army chief recommends mental testing of soldiers before overseas duty.this is a turning point in military psychology.

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First female african-american earns PHD in psychology.

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Humans patients are treated with electrical shocks in an effort to alleviate schizophrenia and psychosis. Its proven effective and other brain stimulation techniques begin to develop.

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Clark's Doll Experiment begins. This experiments is later cited to help convince jurist that "separate but equal" schools for blacks and white are unconstitutional.

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The Connecticut board of examiners in psychology grants Walter Miles the first certificate to practice psychology.

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Development of first drug to treat depression which later is approved and is known as Tofranil.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted after the influence of psychological research.

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The first psychologist is awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor given in the U.S.

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The first use of computers in compiling Psychological Abstracts. This is effectively the birth of PsycINFO, an expansive abstracting and indexing database with more than 4 million records.

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The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences is released. This software makes statistical analysis accessible to researchers in the social sciences.

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The widely known Sesame Street educational show debuts and employs principles of learning and developmental psychology .

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APA implements changes that move it toward becoming a professional guild.

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Adoption of policy supporting APA's removal of homosexuality form the DSM and calling for an end to discrimination against gay people.

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President George Bush signs mental health parity into law, a step forward into the fight of ending insurance discrimination against those seeking treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.