History of Experimental Psychology (2)

HOW EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ORIGINATED

Key Events in the Late 19th Century

  • 1874: Wilhelm Wundt published "Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie".

  • 1875: William James opened a psychology lab at Harvard for class demonstrations.

  • 1879: The first experimental psychology lab was founded by Wundt in Leipzig, Germany, marking the start of modern experimental psychology.

  • 1883: G. Stanley Hall opened the first U.S. experimental psychology lab at Johns Hopkins University.

Development in Psychology Texts and Labs

  • 1885: Herman Ebbinghaus published "Über das Gedächtnis" ('On Memory').

  • 1887: George Truball Ladd published "Elements of Physiological Psychology."

  • 1887: James McKeen Cattell established a lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • 1890: William James published "The Principles of Psychology."

  • 1891: Mary Whiton Calkins opened an experimental lab at Wellesley College.

  • 1893: G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association.

Significant Milestones in the 20th Century

  • 1920: John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted the Little Albert Experiment.

  • 1929: Edwin Boring published "A History of Experimental Psychology."

  • 1955: Lee Cronbach published "Construct Validity in Psychological Tests."

  • 1958: Harry Harlow’s "The Nature of Love" detailed experiments on attachment in monkeys.

  • 1961: Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment demonstrated observational learning.