PSYCH 4150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mary Whiton Calkins, American Psychological Association, Johns Hopkins University
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The first psychology ph. d. in america (harvard) (actually a ph. d. in philosophy, but the field was shifting quickly) Important because instrumental in professionalizing the field of psychology. Reflected an evolutionary perspective: recapitulation and race. Notes on hall: first to start conducting childhood studies (up until now, only college age students had really been studied, fervently promoted and professionalized psychology, social darwinist, oversaw awarding of ph. d. to francis sumner. The first black psychology ph. d. in america (clark university) Important dates: 1915- awarded second b. a. at clark university, 1918- served in army in wwi, 1920- awarded ph. d. at clark university, 1928- established psychology dept. at howard university, professor sumner had rigorous standards for his students. And although he led the way for other. Blacks in psychology, sumner would permit no nonsense about there being anything like a black psychology," any more than he would have allowed any nonsense about a black astronomy. kenneth clark.
