Phycological Timeline by Lily Sapounas

1879

2024-09-05 15:59:59 UTC

The first psychology lab was made by Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He conducted the first formal experiment in a laboratory as well. Wundt's first experiment was on the touch sensitivity of hysterical patients.

1920

2024-09-05 16:03:38 UTC

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget publishes The Child’s Conception of the World, prompting the study of cognition in the developing child. It explores the ways in which the mind and reasoning powers of the children differ from those of adults. Describes the stages of development in a child and how they learn as they grow older.

1886

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The first doctorate in psychology was given to Joseph Jastrow who was a student of G. Stanley Hall at Johns Hopkins University. He later becomes a professor of psychology and works on the phenomena of optical illusions. Jastrow later serves as the president of the American Psychology Association.

2014

tylynwilliams — 2024-09-05 16:07:29 UTC

John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser share the Nobel Prize for their discovery of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain that is key to memory and navigation

1951

2024-09-05 16:08:22 UTC

First drug to treat depression. Studies are made reporting that drug imipramine could be used to lessen depression. Eight years later, the FDA approves its use in the United States under the name Tofranil.

2024

2024-09-05 16:12:11 UTC

Researchers have identified the specific cell group in the brain that plays a central role in our ability to discriminate familiar and novel things, which is called recognition memory.

1900

kyanneaviles — 2024-09-05 16:12:47 UTC

In 1900 Sigmund Freud wrote about psychoanalysis and introduced his theory of the unconscious, dream interpretation, techniques of free association,sexuality and discusses what would later become the Oedipus Complex

1964

2024-09-06 16:27:17 UTC

First National Medal of Science was given to psychologist Neal E. Miller. This medal is the highest scientific honor given in the United States. This was given for his studies of motivation and learning. He is the first psychologist to be awarded this honor.

2004

lilysapounas — 2024-09-06 16:28:05 UTC

_{While the first half of the 20th century was dominated by psychoanalysis and behaviorism, a new school of thought known as humanistic psychology emerged during the second half of the century. Often referred to as the "third force" in psychology, this theoretical perspective emphasized conscious experiences.}

1984

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The Insanity Defense Reform Act passed. U.S. Congress revises federal law on the insanity defense, partly due to the acquittal of John Hinckley Jr. of charges of attempted assassination after he had shot President Ronald Reagan. The act places burden of proof for the insanity defense on the defendant.

1973

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The American psychiatric association had removed homosexuality from the DSM (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders)After a long time of debating . They came to an agreement that sexual orientation did not equal to psychiatric disorder

1956

kyanneaviles — 2024-09-06 16:37:29 UTC

George A Miller 1956 article on information processing was a early introduction to Cognitive psychology which is the study of internal mental processes