(1915-2016) Perceptual Organization, Cognition, and Learning Theory The Role of Narrative in Psychology and Law
“Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.” – from The Process of Education...
(1863-1930) Paired - Associate Learning Paradigm in Memory Research First Woman President of the American Psychological Association
Mary Whiton Calkins was ready for an academic career before the patriarchal academic world of the late nineteenth century was ready for her. After earning...
(1842-1910) (1872-1907) at Harvard Established Harvard's Psychology Department
William James, philosopher and psychologist, was instrumental in establishing Harvard's psychology department, which at its inception was tied to the...
Professor Kelman received his Ph.D. at Yale University, where he worked with Carl Hovland in the early days of the Yale attitude change project. He first came to Harvard in 1957 as Lecturer on Social Psychology in the Social Relations Department.... Read more about Herbert Kelman
(1917-2018) Research in Child Development and Family Dynamics FIrst Comprehensive Empirical Survey of Gender DIfferences
Although she spent the majority of her academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, Eleanor Maccoby’s...