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January 19, 2015
On Being Sane in Insane Places: Today in the History of Psychology (19th January 1973)
David Rosenhan's classic article "On Being Sane in Insane Places" was published in the journal Science. Introduced with the question "If sanity and insanity exist, how shall we know them?" Rosenhan's paper outlined the details and addressed the implications of, a study conducted between 1969 and 1972 in which he and several colleagues gained admission to various psychiatric hospitals by faking a single symptom; namely, that they had been hearing voices. Upon admission to a psychiatric ward, Rosenhan and his fellow participants would immediately cease simulating any symptoms of abnormality.
Rosehan's central question was, would anybody detect that the pseudopatients involved in the study were in fact sane. The answer was a resounding no, raising fundamental questions regarding the experience of psychiatric hospitalization and the consequences of psychodiagnostic labeling.
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January 18, 2015
Robert Glaser: Today in the History of Psychology (18th January 1921)
Robert Glaser was born. A pioneer in the field of instructional psychology, Glaser founded the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh in 1963 from where he produced a groundbreaking body of work on the role of educational assessment and the science of learning.
A world renowned researcher and academic, Robert Glaser received the American Psychological Association (APA) E. L. Thorndike Award for Distinguished Psychological Contributions to Education in 1982 and the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology in 1987.
January 17, 2015
B.F. Skinner: Today in the History of Psychology (17th January 1969)
At a ceremony at the White House, President Lyndon B. Johnson presented B. F. Skinner with The National Medal of Science, "For basic and imaginative contributions to the study of behavior which have had profound influence upon all psychology and many related areas."
The National Medal of Science is the United States Government's highest award for distinguished achievement in science.
January 16, 2015
Franz Brentano: Today in the History of Psychology (16th January 1838)
Franz Brentano was born. A celebrated thinker and influential writer on the philosophical foundations of psychology, Brentano is best known for introducing the concept of intentionality and for developing original theories on a range of topics including consciousness, emotion, judgment and logic.
Brentano's major works include 'The Psychology of Aristotle' (1867), 'Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint' (1874) and 'The Classification of Mental Phenomena' (1911).
January 15, 2015
Josef Breuer: Today in the History of Psychology (15th January 1842)
Josef Breuer was born. An eminent physician and pioneer in the field of neurophysiology, Breuer is best known within psychology for being Sigmund Freud's mentor and for playing an integral role in the early development of psychoanalysis. Breuer introduced the psychoanalytic concepts of free association and emotional catharsis and it was in a letter to Breuer that Sigmund Freud made his first published reference to das unbewusste "the unconscious."
Josef Breuer is also renowned for treating the first patient of psychoanalysis, Bertha Pappenheim. More commonly known as "Anna O," Sigmund Freud was greatly influenced by the case and despite never treating her himself, regularly referred to "Anna O's" talking cure as a "great therapeutic success;" most notably in the first of five landmark lectures he delivered during his one and only speaking engagement in the United States at Clark University in 1909.
January 14, 2015
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Mathilde Hertz: Today in the History of Psychology (14th January 1891)
Mathilde Hertz was born. An eminent biologist and sensory physiologist, Hertz was also a pioneer in the field of comparative psychology, whose work in this area helped establish the psychological study of animal behavior as a distinct field of research.
During a short but very productive career Hertz published over thirty articles, the most influential of which drew upon Gestalt principles in the study of animal perception.
January 13, 2015
David Ferrier: Today in the History of Psychology (13th January 1843)
David Ferrier was born. A pioneering neurologist who studied psychology under Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Heidelberg, Ferrier is renowned for his groundbreaking work on cerebral localisation, particularly the location of numerous sensory and motor functions in the brain; which was considered at the time a major advance in the physiology of the nervous system.
David Ferrier is also famous for co-founding the journal Brain in 1878, which to this day continues to publish leading studies in neurological science.
January 12, 2015
James Mark Baldwin: Today in the History of Psychology (12th January 1861)
James Mark Baldwin was born. A pioneering developmental psychologist, Baldwin was one of the first writers in the field to recognize the importance of cognitive motor processes.
The author of several influential textbooks such as 'A Handbook of Psychology (1890) and 'Elements of Psychology' (1893); Baldwin was also instrumental in disseminating academic research within psychology, founding the flagship journals Psychological Review, Psychological Monographs and Psychological Bulletin.
In 1897 James Mark Baldwin was elected president of the American Psychological Association.
