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This psychologist founded the first psychological laboratory in the United States at Johns Hopkins University.
Who is Stanley Hall.
The child study movement primarily focused on scientifically studying this population to improve education and development.
What is children.
Early applied psychologists were sometimes criticized for working too closely with this sector to improve productivity.
What is business or industry.
This organization, founded in 1892 by G. Stanley Hall, helped legitimize psychology as a scientific discipline in the United States.
What is the American Psychological Association (APA)
This psychological perspective emphasized studying the purpose and practical functions of mental processes.
What is Functionalism.
This country is where Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology laboratory.
What is Germany.
One challenge early psychologists faced was balancing scientific objectivity with this expectation from the public.
What is practical usefulness or real world solutions.
This revised intelligence test, developed by Lewis Terman, became one of the most widely used intelligence assessments in the world.
What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test.
This psychologist is often considered the founder of clinical psychology after opening a clinic to help schoolchildren in 1896.
Who is Lightner Witmer.
Psychologists who worked with soldiers during World War I helped develop these tools to measure ability.
What are intelligence tests.
This early concern led psychologists to reassure universities that their work would not conflict with religious beliefs.
What is fear of psychology undermining morality or religion.
This Progressive Era engineer wrote Principles of Scientific Management and influenced industrial applications of psychology.
Who is Frederick Winslow Taylor.
Early psychologists often had to justify their work by showing measurable results, reflecting psychology’s emphasis on being this type of science.
What is empiricism.