FASH 162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: American Psychological Association, Psychological Review, American Psychologist
17 Aug 2020
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U s a p e r c e p t i o n o f p s y c h o l o g y i n 2 0 t h c e n t u r y. In 1892, american psychological association (apa) was founded and gave psychology researchers a forum to meet and discuss their findings. Two journals were established that would dominate field of psychology and still exist today: 1887 g. stanley hall founded american journal of psychology. 1894 baldwin and cattell started psychological review. Functionali sm: fir st am erican psych ol ogy. American society was interested in darwin"s natural selection, which involved two elements: inheritance and adaptation to environment. Inheritance usa was one of first countries where eugenics had strong impact. But american society, contrary to galton, diverged towards negative eugenics preventing people with undesirable features from having children.
