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Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1844 – April 24, 1924 [1]) was an American psychologist and educator who earned the first doctorate in psychology awarded in the United States of America at Harvard College in the nineteenth century. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory.
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive.He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), and served as his own head coach on four occasions.
In 1981, she received the G. Stanley Hall Award from the American Psychological Association for her work in developmental psychology. Additionally, she was a member of organizations such as the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues , American Orthopsychiatry Association, and the New York Academy of Sciences .
George F. G. Stanley was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1907 and received a BA from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. [2] He studied at Keble College, University of Oxford, in 1929 as the Rhodes Scholar from Alberta, and held a Beit Fellowship in Imperial Studies and a Royal Society of Canada Scholarship.
In 1967, Koch was the co-winner (with Harold M. Skeels) of the first G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology, presented by Division 7 of the American Psychological Association. [10] Koch was one of the founders of the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority for women educators when she taught at Texas.
The G. Stanley Hall Award is awarded to recognize notable contributions to developmental psychology. Some of Jones' contributions include her study of Peter, which laid the foundation for behavior therapy, and her development of desensitization and direct conditioning to overcome fears.
Gesell was born in Alma, Wisconsin, and later wrote an article analyzing his experiences there entitled "The Village of a Thousand Souls". [2] The eldest of five children, Arnold and his siblings were born to photographer Gerhard Gesell and schoolteacher Christine Giesen. [4]
Honzik was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an American family on May 14, 1908. [2] She expressed interest in infant and child development from an early age; her interests were formed by observations of cross-cultural differences in the treatment of children in African and European families.