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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.
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.
The first president was G. Stanley Hall. During World War II, the APA merged with other psychological organizations, resulting in a new divisional structure. Nineteen divisions were approved in 1944; the divisions with the most members were the clinical and personnel (now counseling) divisions.
Granville D. Hall (1837–1934), American journalist, businessman and politician G. Stanley Hall (1846–1924), American psychologist and educator USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40) , an American Liberty ship
Vance Randolph – folklorist, his book Ozark Superstitions is dedicated to the memory of his Clark mentor G. Stanley Hall (MA Psychology) Mannque Rho – South Korean theoretical physicist (Bachelor's 1960, DSc 2003) Walter Ristow – head of map division at New York Public Library and Library of Congress (Doctorate) [6]
In 1878, G. Stanley Hall, a graduate student of James at Harvard, was the first student to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States. [1] [2] Starting in 1892, Hugo Münsterberg became a professor of psychology and directed the psychological laboratory. [3]
The Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering developmental psychology.The first scholarly journal devoted to the field of developmental psychology, it was established in 1891 by G. Stanley Hall as The Pedagogical Seminary, and was renamed The Pedagogical Seminary and Journal of Genetic Psychology in 1924.
William H. Burnham was born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire in 1855. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1882, and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins in 1888. He was then recruited by G. Stanley Hall to teach at Clark University, where he stayed until he retired in 1926.