PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Margaret Floy Washburn, Association For Psychological Science, American Psychological Association
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Arrives in u. s. because edward bradford titchener. Edward bradford titchener was a student of wundt. Brought a brand of experimental psych known as structuralism to the states. Structuralists are interested in the content within the mind. To titchener the adult mind was viewed as proper focus for the new psych. Experimental psych in north america rapidly expanded. By 1900 there were more than 40 labs in the states and in canada. American psychological association was established in 1892. Titchener believed that this new established organization did not represent the interests of experimental psychology. 1904 he gathered a group of colleagues to create something known as the society of experimental psychologists. She became first woman in america to earn a phd in psych. Despite many barriers she had to encounter. 1921 became 2nd woman to be elected president of the. Founded with the central mission of advancing psychological science. Titchener and his followers followed a structural psychology.
