Feb 20, Edwin Starbuck: Today in the History of Psychology (20th February 1866)
19 HRS AGO - Edwin Diller Starbuck was born. A highly respected psychologist, Starbuck devised and delivered Expand
19 HRS AGO - Edwin Diller Starbuck was born. A highly respected psychologist, Starbuck devised and delivered some of the earliest university courses in psychological testing and educational psychology.
Starbuck was also a pioneer in the psychology of religion. Among his best known published work on the topic was 'A Study of Conversion' (1897), 'Some Aspects of Religious Growth' (1897), and 'The Psychology of Religion' (1899). Starbuck also provided much of the material drawn upon by William James in his groundbreaking lecture series 'The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature.'
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Feb 18, All About Forensic Psychology
3 DAYS AGO - A forensic psychology website designed to help anybody looking for detailed information and Expand
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Feb 16, Richard Atkinson: Today in the History of Psychology (16th February 1988)
4 DAYS AGO - Richard Atkinson, became president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Richard Atkinson, became president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); the first psychologist to hold the office since Edward Thorndike in 1934.
President emeritus of the University of California and professor emeritus of cognitive science and psychology at the University of California, San Diego, Richard Atkinson served as director of the National Science Foundation (1977-1980) and received the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 1977 for 'combining the best traditions of experimental psychology with new concepts of information processing, in the advancement of psychological theory and its applications.'
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Dr Karl in Antarctica
7 DAYS AGO - Some people head to warm climes when they go away for a few days. Dr Karl does the opposite. This Expand
7 DAYS AGO - Some people head to warm climes when they go away for a few days. Dr Karl does the opposite. This week he is in Antarctica to answer your science questions, and is joined by glaciologist Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi and station leader at Casey Station, Chris MacMillian. Collapse
Feb 11, Bernice Neugarten: Today in the History of Psychology (11th February 1916)
2/11/2019 - Bernice Levin Neugarten was born. A renowned authority within the field of gerontology and adult Expand
2/11/2019 - Bernice Levin Neugarten was born. A renowned authority within the field of gerontology and adult human development, Neugarten was at the forefront in the fight against ageism and the promotion of intergenerational equity.
Included among her most influential publications were: 'Personality in Middle and Late Life' (1964), 'Middle Age and Aging: A Reader in Social Psychology' (1968) and 'Adjustment to Retirement. A Cross-National Study' (1969).
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Feb 9, Elizabeth Koppitz: Today in the History of Psychology (9th February 1919)
2/9/2019 - Elizabeth Koppitz was born. A pioneer in learning disabilities and special education, Koppitz Expand
2/9/2019 - Elizabeth Koppitz was born. A pioneer in learning disabilities and special education, Koppitz wrote several influential books within the field of psychoeduational assessment of children; including, The Bender Gestalt Test for Young Children in 1964 and Psychological Evaluation of Children's Human Figure Drawings in 1968.
In recognition and memory of her distinguished contribution to the field, the American Psychological Foundation established the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship to support graduate research projects and scholarships in child psychology.
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2/7/2019 - Dr Karl answers your science questions alongside special guest Professor Claire Collins.
Feb 4, Morton Deutsch: Today in the History of Psychology (4th February 1920)
2/4/2019 - Morton Deutsch was born. Professor Emeritus at Teachers College Columbia University, Morton Expand
2/4/2019 - Morton Deutsch was born. Professor Emeritus at Teachers College Columbia University, Morton Deutsch is a world renowned scholar within the field of conflict resolution. In a hugely influential career spanning over 50 years, Deutsch has made a lasting contribution to our understanding of distributive justice, intergroup relations, social perception and developmental social psychology.
Among his many professional honors, Deutsch received the Kurt Lewin Award in 1968, presented by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for "outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action." In 1987 he received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions and in 2004 The International Society for Justice Research Award for distinguished work in the field of social justice. Collapse
Feb 2, Henry Havelock Ellis: Today in the History of Psychology (2nd February 1859)
2/2/2019 - Henry Havelock Ellis was born. A pioneering writer within the field of human sexuality, Ellis is Expand
2/2/2019 - Henry Havelock Ellis was born. A pioneering writer within the field of human sexuality, Ellis is widely credited with introducing the terms autoeroticism and narcissism within a psychoanalytical context.
Ellis is best known for his 'Studies in the Psychology of Sex' series which he published over a number of years, consisting of six volumes i.e. 'Sexual Inversion' (1897), 'The Evolution of Modesty, the Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity and Auto-eroticism' (1900), 'Analysis of the Sexual Impulse, Love and Pain, The Sexual Impulse in Women' (1903), 'Sexual Selection in Man' (1905), 'Erotic Symbolism' (1906) and 'Sex in Relation to Society' (1910). Collapse
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Feb 19, Nicolaus Copernicus: Today in the History of Psychology (19th February 1473)
1 DAY AGO - Nicolaus Copernicus was born. His heliocentric proposition that the sun rather than the earth is Expand
1 DAY AGO - Nicolaus Copernicus was born. His heliocentric proposition that the sun rather than the earth is at the centre of the universe had a profound and far-reaching impact on the development and application of modern science, including experimental psychology.
Copernicus also features in arguably the greatest quote ever from the classic TV comedy show Frasier i.e. 'Excuse me, Niles, but I've got news for you: Copernicus called, and you are not the centre of the universe!'
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Feb 17, Sir Ronald Fisher: Today in the History of Psychology (17th February 1890)
3 DAYS AGO - Sir Ronald Fisher was born. An eminent geneticist, Fisher made an unparalleled contribution to Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Sir Ronald Fisher was born. An eminent geneticist, Fisher made an unparalleled contribution to modern statistics, experimental design and scientific inference.
Fisher not only pioneered the development of analysis of variance (ANOVA) but also introduced the concept of the null hypothesis in his landmark book 'The Design of Experiments' published in 1935.
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Feb 15, British Psychological Society: Today in the History of Psychology (15th February 1902)
5 DAYS AGO - The first scientific meeting of the British Psychological Society took place. Papers presented at Expand
5 DAYS AGO - The first scientific meeting of the British Psychological Society took place. Papers presented at the meeting included 'The Evolution of Laughter,' by James Sully; 'Fechner's Paradoxical Experiment,' by William McDougall and 'Pathological Changes in Immediate Memory and Association' by William George Smith.
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Feb 13, Jean-Martin Charcot: Today in the History of Psychology (13th February 1882)
7 DAYS AGO - Jean-Martin Charcot presents 'On the Various Nervous States Determined by Hypnotization in Expand
7 DAYS AGO - Jean-Martin Charcot presents 'On the Various Nervous States Determined by Hypnotization in Hysterics' to the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.
A highly respected and pioneering neurologist, Charcot's landmark presentation served as a catalyst for the scientific study of hypnotism.
See following link to read 'What is Hypnosis?' A classic article originally published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology in 1906.
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Feb 10, Edward Thorndike: Today in the History of Psychology (10th February 1933)
2/10/2019 - Edward Thorndike's classic article 'A Proof of the Law of Effect' outlining the notion that a Expand
2/10/2019 - Edward Thorndike's classic article 'A Proof of the Law of Effect' outlining the notion that a behavioral response is strengthened in the presence of a satisfying after-effect stimulus was published as a special paper in the journal Science.
Thorndike's ideas concerning the "law of effect" played an important role in the development of learning theory, most notably as a foundation for B.F. Skinner's work on operant conditioning.
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Feb 8, Eric Schopler: Today in the History of Psychology (8th February 1927)
2/8/2019 - Eric Schopler was born. A profoundly influential figure within the field of autism research, Expand
2/8/2019 - Eric Schopler was born. A profoundly influential figure within the field of autism research, Schopler was instrumental in developing the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1970's; a groundbreaking program consisting of humane and pioneering techniques that have been adopted throughout the world.
Regularly honored throughout his long and illustrious career, Schopler was posthumously awarded the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology in 2006. Collapse
Feb 6, B. F. Skinner: Today in the History of Psychology (6th February 1951)
2/6/2019 - B. F. Skinner self-published his classic book 'Science and Human Behavior.' Originally printed as Expand
2/6/2019 - B. F. Skinner self-published his classic book 'Science and Human Behavior.' Originally printed as a teaching resource for his Natural Sciences course at Harvard; this hugely influential text includes one of Skinner's earliest accounts of the similarity between operant selection and Darwinian natural selection in phylogeny.
The Macmillan Company published the first formal edition of Science and Human Behavior in 1953.
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Feb 3, George Armitage Miller: Today in the History of Psychology (3rd February 1920)
2/3/2019 - George Armitage Miller was born. Renowned for his pioneering work in the fields of cognitive Expand
2/3/2019 - George Armitage Miller was born. Renowned for his pioneering work in the fields of cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience, Miller's classic study 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information' published in Psychological Review in 1956, ranks among the most frequently cited journal articles in the history of psychology.
In the course of a long and illustrious career, Miller received the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 1963, served as APA president in 1969, received the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychological Science in 1990 and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1991, the highest scientific honor conferred in the United States.
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Feb 1, Granville Stanley Hall: Today in the History of Psychology (1st February 1844)
2/1/2019 - Granville Stanley Hall was born. A profoundly influential figure in the development of modern Expand
2/1/2019 - Granville Stanley Hall was born. A profoundly influential figure in the development of modern psychology, Hall earned the first Ph.D. degree in psychology to be awarded in the United States under the supervision of William James at Harvard University.
Among his many pioneering contributions, Hall established The first formal psychology research laboratory in the U.S during his tenure as Professor of Psychology and Pedagogics at Johns Hopkins University in 1883; was one of the 31 founding members of the American Psychological Association in 1892, serving as inaugural President and he co-founded the Journal of Applied Psychology in 1917.
Renowned as an exceptional teacher and supervisor, Hall's most notable students included Lewis Terman, James McKeen Cattell, John Dewey and Joseph Jastrow.
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Feb 18, Fritz Heider: Today in the History of Psychology (18th February 1896)
2 DAYS AGO - Fritz Heider was born. A pioneering psychologist, Heider applied Gestaltist principles to develop Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Fritz Heider was born. A pioneering psychologist, Heider applied Gestaltist principles to develop landmark theories within the field of social perception and causal attribution. Among his best known work was the interpersonal perception classic 'An Experimental Study of Apparent Behavior,' which he co-authored with Marianne Simmel and was first published in The American Journal of Psychology in 1944.
Among his many professional accolades, Heider received the American Psychological Association (APA) distinguished scientific contribution award in 1965.
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Feb 14, Carl Jung: Today in the History of Psychology (14th February 1955)
6 DAYS AGO - Carl Jung was featured on the front cover of Time magazine and the subject of an article in the Expand
6 DAYS AGO - Carl Jung was featured on the front cover of Time magazine and the subject of an article in the medicine section titled 'The Old Wise Man,' which noted that at the age of 79 Jung was still "tirelessly adventuring through the vast reaches of the psyche."
It was also on this day in 1903 that Carl Jung married Emma Rauschenbach.
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Feb 12, Charles Darwin: Today in the History of Psychology (12th February 1809)
2/12/2019 - Charles Darwin was born. A revolutionary scientist and extraordinary thinker, Darwin's theory of Expand
2/12/2019 - Charles Darwin was born. A revolutionary scientist and extraordinary thinker, Darwin's theory of evolution had a profound influence on our understanding of the natural world.
Darwin's ideas have informed many areas of psychology including the evolution of instinct and the part played by intelligence in the process, the evolution of mind and expressions of emotion.
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2/10/2019 - 5 live's science podcast, featuring Dr Karl, plus Dr Chris and Naked Scientists Chris Smith and Expand
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Feb 7, Alfred Adler: Today in the History of Psychology (7th February 1870)
2/7/2019 - Alfred Adler was born. A true legend within the discipline, Adler is rightly heralded as the first Expand
2/7/2019 - Alfred Adler was born. A true legend within the discipline, Adler is rightly heralded as the first community psychologist. Decades ahead of its time and rooted in social welfare, social justice, equality and the importance of education; Adlerian psychology, also known as individual psychology still resonates as strongly as when Adler began to articulate his ideas in the early part of the 20th Century.
Feeling engaged and connected with one's community is a central tenet of Adlerian psychology. The psychological importance of 'Social Interest' or 'Gemeinschaftsgefühl' as Adler originally called it, is as important today as it has ever been.
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Feb 5, Franz Carl Müller-Lyer: Today in the History of Psychology (5th February 1857)
2/5/2019 - Franz Carl Müller-Lyer was born. Renowned for devising and giving his name to the Müller-Lyer Expand
2/5/2019 - Franz Carl Müller-Lyer was born. Renowned for devising and giving his name to the Müller-Lyer illusion, a visual distortion also known as the arrowhead illusion which leads most people to perceive that the line with the arrowheads pointing away from each other is shorter than the line with the arrowheads pointing towards each other, when in fact, the two lines are exactly the same length.
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2/3/2019 - The Naked Scientists look at a new type of male contraceptive that can be reversed, and were Expand
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