Anne Anastasi Born: December 19, 1908 in New York, NY Died: May 4, 2001 in New York, NY | |
Education Doctor of Philosophy (1930), Columbia University, Psychology B.A. (1928), Barnard College, Psychology |
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Landmarks 1930 Psychology Instructor at Barnard College 1939 Assistant Professor and chairperson at the City University of New York, Queens College 1947 Associate Professor at Fordham Universtiy 1951 Professor of psychology at Fordham University |
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Contributions Anne Anastasi is best known for her contributions to intelligence testing and measurement. She also contributed to the field of Differential Psychology. |
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Honors Honorary degrees from the University of Windsor, Villanova University, Cedar Crest College, LaSalle College, and Fordham University 1946 President of the Eastern Psychological Association 1956 President of the American Psychological Association (APA) General Psychology division 1965 President of the APA Evaluation and Measurement division 1965 President of the American Psychological Foundation (APF) 1972 President of the APA 1977 Educational Testing Service Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement 1981 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Application of Psychology 1984 APA Educational Psychology division Edward Thorndike Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology 1984 APF Gold Medal Award 1987 National Medal of Science |
Key Words: intelligence testing, psychometrics, differential psychology |
Nancy Bayley Born: September 28, 1899 in The Dalles, OR Died: 1994 in Carmel, CA | |
Education Doctor of Philosophy (1926), University of Iowa, Psychology M.S. (1924), University of Washington, Psychology B.S. (1922), University of Washington, Psychology |
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Landmarks Influenced by E.R. Guthrie to major in psychology instead of education Pioneered the use of galvanic skin response as a measure of children's fears 1926 Instructor at the University of Wyoming Assisted with the Berkeley Growth Study at the University of California at Berkeley Conducted simultaneous research at Berkeley and Stanford Universities 1954 Joined the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD 1964 Returned to the University of California at Berkeley |
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Contributions Nancy Bayley is best known for her contributions to infant and children mental and motor development. |
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Honors 1926 Initiated into Sigma X honorary scientific society Distinguished scientific contribution awards from the Society for Research in Child Development President of the Society for Research in Child Development 1966 First woman to receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award 1971 APA Stanley Hall Award in developmental psychology 1982 American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal President of the APA Developmental Psychology division President of the Western Psychological Association President of the APA Adult Development and Aging division |
Key Words: developmental psychology, Bayley Scales of Infant Development, California First Year Mental Scales, Berkeley Growth Study, psychological testing |
Sandra Lipsitz Bem Born: June 22, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA | |
Education Doctor of Philosophy (1968), University of Michigan, Psychology B.A. (1965), Carnegie-Mellon University, Psychology |
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Landmarks 1968 Assistant Professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University 1971 Assistant Professor of psychology at Stanford University 1978 Associate Professor of psychology and women's studies at Cornell University 1978 Director of women's studies at Cornell University 1981 Professor at Cornell University |
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Contributions Sandra Bem is best known for her contributions to the psychology of gender. Sandra and her then husband Daryl Bem were among the first to study gender bias in the media and job listings. |
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Honors 1976 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology 1977 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award 1980 American Association of University Women Young Scholar Award 1985 Honorary Doctor of Science from Wilson College 1993 Association of American Publishers Best Book in Psychology Award for Lenses of Gender 1994 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award 1994 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America Outstanding Book 1995 APA General Psychology and History of Psychology divisions Eminent Woman in Psychology award |
Key words: gender orientation, gender psychology, femininity, masculinity, androgyny, Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), Daryl Bem |
Martha Bernal Born: April 13, 1931 in San Antonio, TX Died: Septemeber 28, 2001 in Black Canyon City, Arizona |
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Education Doctor of Philosophy (1962), Indiana University, Clinical Psychology M.A. (1955), Syracuse University, Psychology B.A. (19??), University of Texas at El Paso |
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Landmarks Decided to go on to graduate school despite opposition from her family 1966-1979 Recieved numerous grants in two research areas (psychophysiology of autism and the development of parent training as a treatment for children with conduct disorder) 1979 Interest shifted to the area of minority mental health 1979 Established the National Hispanic Psychology Association and served as its second president 1979 Became the leading researcher on the training of minority psychologists 1979 Helped to form the APA Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs 1986 Worked at UCLA, University of Arizona, and University of Denver before settling at Arizona State University with a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Psychology and began studying ethnic identity 1987-1990 Sponsored an annual Ethnic Identity Symposium with Dr. George P. Knight 1993 Wrote "Ethnic Identity: Formation and Transmission among Hispanics and Other Minorities" with George P. Knight |
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Contributions Martha Bernal was mostly known for her contributions in two important areas in the field of psychology (Vasquez & Lopez, 2002). The first was to bring the rigors of learning theory and methods to the treatment and assessment of children with behavior problems. She contributed to an increase in the use of empirically validated interventions in child treatment. Second, through both her scholarship and professional activities, she helped to advance a multicultural psychology - one that recognizes the importance of diversity in training, recruitment, and research. |
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Honors 1979 Awarded a National Research Service Award from NIMH 1979 Awarded the Distinguished Life Achievement Award 1979 Awarded the Hispanic Research Center Lifetime Award 1999 Honored as one of four “Pioneer Senior Women of Color” 1999 Awarded the Carolyn Attneave award for lifelong contributions to ethnic minority psychology 2000 Recognized at the Latino Pscyhology Conference for her contributions to Latino psychologists 2001 Awarded for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest |
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Jeanne Humphrey Block Born: July 17, 1923 in Tulsa, OK Died: December 4, 1981 (location unknown) | |
Education Doctor of Philosophy (1951), Stanford University, Psychology B.A. (1947), Reed College, Psychology |
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Landmarks 1941 Undergraduate in home economics and architecture at Oregon State University 1942 Dropped out of Oregon State and enlisted in SPARS, the women's unit of the Coast Guard 1945 Almost died from burns and plasma loss 1946 Continued education in Reed College 1948 Intern at the Veteran Administration hospital clinical psychology department 1948 Psychometrician and therapist at the Stanford Child Guidance Clinic 1951 Instructor at Stanford University 1963 Psychologist at the Institute for Social Research in Oslo, Norway 1965 Research psychologist at the University of California at Berkeley 1979 Adjunct professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley |
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Contributions Jeanne Block is best known for her contributions to sex role and ego development.--------OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY------ |
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Honors 1968 National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Developmental Award 1972 Appointed Bernard Moses Memorial Lecturer from the University of California 1973 National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award 1979 Master Lecturer of the American Psychological Association (APA) 1980 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1980 Chair of the Maternal and Child Health research review committee of the National Institutes of Mental Health 1980 President of the APA Developmental Psychology division 1990 APA G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology |
Key Words: gender role, ego development, children |
Else Frenkel-Brunswik Born: August 18, 1908 in Lemberg, Poland Died: March 31, 1958 in Berkeley, CA | |
Education Doctor of Philosophy (1930), University of Vienna, Psychology Vienna gymnasium, 1926 |
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Landmarks 1930 Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna Assistant at Buhler's Psychological Institute at the University of Vienna1938 Forced to flee Austria for racial reasons Emigrated to the United States and married the psychologist Egon Brunswik 1939 Research Associate at the Institute of Child Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley 1944 Instructor at the University of California at Berkeley 1953 Research Associate at the Institute of Industrial relations at the University of California at Berkeley 1955 Egon Brunswik committed suicide 1958 Else Frenkel-Brunswik died of barbital overdose |
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Contributions Else Frenkel-Brunswik is best known for her contributions to authoritarianism and the psychology of prejudice.-OKLAHOMA STATE- | |
Honors Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University |
Key Words: psychoanalysis, psychology of prejudice, California F Scales, authoritarianism, Authoritarian Personality, Egon Brunswik |