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Psychology Psychology Basics Theories Experiments From Kendra Cherry, your Guide to Psychology In this week's newsletter, we are taking a look back at a few of the "firsts" in the history of psychology. Discover who founded the first psychology lab and explore some major milestones in our timeline of modern psychology.   Who Established the First Psychology Lab? Historians often regard the establishment of the world's first experimental psychology lab as the official start of psychology as a separate science. When did this important even happen? Who was responsible?  Learn more Search Related Topics:  wilhelm wundt  g. stanley hall  james mckeen cattell Who Established the First U.S. Psychology Lab? The man who founded the first experimental lab in the U.S. also holds the distinction of being the first American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and the first President of the American Psychological Association? Who was he? Learn more Search Related Topics:  g stanley hall  famous psychologists  history of psychology Who Was the First Female APA President? The individual who became the APA's first female President was denied a degree from Harvard because she was a women, even thought she had completed all of the necessary coursework for a doctorate degree. Who was this influential psychologist? Learn more Search Related Topics:  mary whiton calkins  self psychology  women in psychology More Important Events in the History of Psychology While the roots of psychology can be traced back to early Greek thought, psychology did not become a separate field until the 1870's. This psychology timeline traces important events in the history of psychology... Learn more Search Related Topics:  history of psychology  albert bandura  sigmund freud Related Searches Doctorate Psychology Psychology PH D A2 Level Psychology Couple Psychology Psychology Training Featured Articles Best Academic Minors for Psychology Majors What Is a Heuristic? How to Write a Psychology Lab Report Career Spotlight: Clinical Psychology Moral Development According to Kohlberg Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Kendra Cherry Psychology Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Psychology newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   From the Blog Google Doodle Celebrates Rorschach's 129th Birthday How to Cram for a Psychology Exam Are You a Perfectionist?   Follow me on: Advertisement