Psychology Timeline

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Psychology Timeline

1732

1748

1641

1525

Christian Wolff Empirical psychology, Rational Psychology

Charles Darwin-Evolution studies.

First print use of Psychology. Greek-inspired/ neo Latin.

Rene Descartes: Meditations on First Philsophy.

1590

1734

1649

German scholastic philosopher, Rudolph Gockel coined the term Psychology.

1784

Psychology was still considered a branch of philosophy.

Franz Mesmer- animal magnetism.

Descartes published Passions of Souls. Influential to later psychology.

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William James: Functionalism and first understanding of behavior

1878

1786

1873

1890

E.B. Titchener founded his own approach called Structuralism.

Wilhelm Wundt: psychology as a scientific study of consciouness

Immanuel Kant: Psychology could be a independent science.There was not a clear method to psychology.

1859

1874

1879

1890

Principles of Psychology-most influential textbook.

Wilhelm Wundt created the beginning of modern psychology.

Charles Darwin: published Origin of Species.

Wundt first experimental psychology laboratory.

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1896

1904

1922

1909

Behaviorism began in American psychology

Oswald Kuple: Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis and behaviorism took hold during this time with Freud and Watson.

Sigmund FreudPsychoanalysis

Objective Psychology was the overarching approach led to the development of behaviorism.

1905

1913

1932

1900

John Watson published "manifesto of behavioralism." Started the rise of behaviorism.

Edward Thorndike- Theory of classical conditioning.

Edward TolmanPublished Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men

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1935

1943

1954

1960

Abraham Maslow Five core needs for motivating behavior

Edwin Ray Guthrie discovered one-trial learning.

Humanistic Psychology and Creative research emerged to create the zeitgeist.

Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of psychological needs.

Skinner's reinforcement and punishment is redefined.

1959

1968

1953

1938

Carl RogersHumanistic Psychology

Radical BehaviorismB. F. Skinner

Ivar Lovaas ABA therapy for those with Autism-DTT

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1978

2010

2020

1990

Incidental teaching: Hart and Risley

Mental illness and therapy was prominent during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Evidence-based treatment for ABA

Association for Behavior analysis convention.

The Early Start Denver Model of ABA created by Sally Rogers and Geraldine Dawson.

2000

2012

2023

1987

Increased awareness of ABA in conjunction with Autism.

ABA common practive.32.603 ABA therpaist in U.S.

AESBD is published for application of ABA