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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.
In 1986, Jones received the G. Stanley Hall Award from the APA. [5] 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 ...
1887 – James McKeen Cattell founded an experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, the 3rd in the United States. 1887 – G. Stanley Hall founded the American Journal of Psychology with a $500 contribution supplied by Robert Pearsall Smith of the American Society for Psychical Research.
Honzik received the American Psychological Association G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology in 1983. [1] She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1984.
G. Stanley Hall (1844–1924) Glenna Halvorson-Boyd; Margaret Kuenne Harlow (1918–1971) Isoko Hatano (1905–1978) Jutta Heckhausen; E. Mavis Hetherington (1926–2023) Kathy Hirsh-Pasek; Lois Holzman; Frances Degen Horowitz (1932–2021) Ruth Winifred Howard (1900–1997)
Francis Cecil Sumner (December 7, 1895 – January 11, 1954) was an American leader in education reform.He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology." He is primarily known for being the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology (in 1920). [1]
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.
For her contributions to the field of psychology, and child care and development, Murphy received many awards, including the G. Stanley Hall Award and the Dolly Madison Award of the National Center of Clinical Infant programs. Murphy is best known for expanding the study of child development to include more positive social aspects.