T V 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: American Love, Flowchart, George Romanes
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The perception of psychology in the usa at the beginning of the. The expansion of psychology around the start of the twentieth century. By 1900 41 psychological labs in the usa. Contrasted to situation in uk only handful. Psychology laboratories were part of 100-year american love affair with science and technology, starting around mid 1800s. In that period usa turned from land of isolated groups of rural settlers into nation-state dominated by large cities with extensive communications and exchanges psychology profited from developments. American psychological association (apa) was founded in 1892. Forum to meet and discuss findings, two journals established dominating the field still exist: american journal of psychology (1887), psychological review (1894) Strong interest in darwin"s evolutionary theory was input for expectations and preoccupations of society. Very personal touch for immigrants natural selection involved two elements: inheritance and adaption to environment. As for inheritance part, usa was one of first countries where eugenics had strong impact.
