PSY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Margaret Floy Washburn, Karen Horney
19 Jul 2018
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Margaret floy washburn (1871 1939): first woman to receive a doctorate in psych, did important work on animal behavior. Leta stetter hollingworth (1886 1939): one of the first psychologists to focus on child development & on women"s issues, collected data to refute view women"s abilities periodically declined during parts of the menstrual cycle. Mary calkins (1863 1930): studied memory in early part of 20th century, became first female president of american psychological association. Karen horney (1885 1952): focused on the social & cultural factors behind personality. June etta downey (1875 1932): spearheaded study of personality traits, became first woman to head a psychology department at a state university. Anna freud (1895 1982): daughter of sigmund freud, made notable contributions to treatment of abnormal behavior. Mamie phipps clark (1917 1983): carried out pioneering work on how children of color grew to recognize racial differences, early philosophy as the foundation for psychology:
