Modern Psychology

Scientific study of mind and behavior

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1892

G. Stanley Hall forms the American Psychological Association

1892

G. Stanley Hall forms the American Psychological Association

1890

William James publishes 'Principles of Psychology'

1890

William James publishes 'Principles of Psychology'

1888

James McKeen Cattell becomes first U.S. psychology professor

1888

James McKeen Cattell becomes first U.S. psychology professor

1886

Sigmund Freud begins offering psychoanalysis

1886

Sigmund Freud begins offering psychoanalysis

1885

Herman Ebbinghaus publishes 'On Memory'

1885

Herman Ebbinghaus publishes 'On Memory'

1883

G. Stanley Hall opens first U.S. experimental psychology lab

1883

1879

Wilhelm Wundt establishes first experimental psychology lab

1879

Wilhelm Wundt establishes first experimental psychology lab

1878

G. Stanley Hall earns first American Ph.D. in psychology

1878

G. Stanley Hall earns first American Ph.D. in psychology

1869

Sir Francis Galton establishes statistical techniques

1869

Sir Francis Galton establishes statistical techniques

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