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Margaret Floy Washburn (July 25, 1871 – October 29, 1939), was a leading American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development.
Margaret Floy Washburn: 1871–1939 Studied sensation and perception and theorized that one's consciousness was responsible for their own motor activities. She was the first American woman to receive a PhD in psychology. [326] Nicole Weekes: Naomi Weisstein: 1939–2015 [327] Susan Weinschenk: 1953–present Behavioural psychology: Louise ...
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, [1] ... 1921 Margaret Floy Washburn
Mary Whiton Calkins (/ ˈ k ɔː l k ɪ n z, ˈ k æ l-/; 30 March 1863 – 26 February 1930 [1]) was an American philosopher and psychologist, whose work informed theory and research of memory, dreams and the self.
1894 – Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to be granted a PhD in Psychology after she studied under E. B. Titchener at Cornell University. 1894 – James McKeen Cattell and James Mark Baldwin founded the Psychological Review to compete with Hall's American Journal of Psychology.
Margaret Floy Washburn, first female psychology PhD; John B. Watson, Watsonian behaviorism; Paul Watzlawick; Ernst Heinrich Weber; David Wechsler; Nicole Weekes, psychologist and neuroscientist; Karl E. Weick, cognitive organizational psychology; Robert Weimar; Max Wertheimer, co-founder of Gestalt psychology; Drew Westen; Michael White ...
Margaret Floy Washburn becomes the first American woman to be officially awarded the Ph.D. degree in psychology, at Cornell University. [225] 1895: Austria-Hungary Universities open to women. [98] Egypt A public school system for girls is organized. [145] 1896: Norway Women are admitted to all secondary educational schools of the state. [111] Spain
When Scarborough was in Indiana, she was asked to write a paper about the history of women in the field of psychology. She knew of only three women, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Mary Whiton Calkins, and Margaret Floy Washburn. She found there were many forgotten women in the first generation of psychologists when she began her research.