David Webb

My new book is out! 🎉 Why We Are the Way We Are: Psychology for the Curious brings together the most popular articles from my Psychology writing. 📘 Paperback: amazon.com/dp/B0G4D1WJCW 📱 Kindle: amazon.com/dp/B0G4BGR9T3 If you enjoy psychology, I hope you’ll check it out.

On this day in psychology, 14 November 1910, Robert Ebel was born. A leading figure in educational measurement, his work helped shape modern psychometrics and the way educational achievement is assessed. all-about-psychology.com/edu… #psychology #EducationalPsychology

On this day in psychology, 13 November 354, St. Augustine was born. His writings on memory, emotion, motivation, language and human experience anticipated questions psychologists would be studying centuries later. all-about-psychology.com/his… #psychology #HistoryOfPsychology

On this day in psychology, 11 November 1897, Gordon Allport was born. A giant of personality psychology, he pioneered trait theory and later produced landmark work on prejudice, rumor and religion. all-about-psychology.com/con… #psychology #PersonalityPsychology

A psychologist helped create Sesame Street. Another created Wonder Woman. On Sesame Street’s 57th anniversary, I’m revisiting five fascinating psychology facts. What would you add to the list? allaboutpsychology.substack.…

On this day in psychology, 9 November 1898, Leonard Carmichael was born. His influential work explored instinct, genetics and behavioral development, while his Manual of Child Psychology became a major reference in the field. all-about-psychology.com/chi… #psychology #ChildPsychology

On this day in psychology, 8 November 1884, Hermann Rorschach was born. His famous inkblot test became one of psychology’s most recognizable assessment tools, despite enduring debate over its reliability and validity. all-about-psychology.com/psy… #psychology #PsychologyTests

On this day in psychology, 7 November 1918, Douglas Bray was born. His landmark Management Progress Study helped shape modern leadership assessment, management training and the science of identifying workplace potential. all-about-psychology.com/ind… #psychology #WorkPsychology

On this day in psychology, 6 November 1874, Helen Thompson Woolley was born. Her pioneering research challenged claims of male intellectual superiority and helped expose the role of upbringing and environment. all-about-psychology.com/wom… #psychology

On this day in psychology, 5 November 1896, Lev Vygotsky was born. One of psychology’s most influential thinkers, his work transformed understanding of language, thought, learning and child development. allaboutpsychology.substack.… #LevVygotsky #psychology

On this day in psychology, 4 November 1906, S. S. Stevens was born. A pioneer of psychophysics, he’s best known for Stevens’ power law and influential research on the perception of stimulus intensity. all-about-psychology.com/his… #psychology #PsychologyFacts

On this day in psychology, 3 November 1872, Wilfred Trotter was born. A pioneer in neurosurgery, he also made an influential contribution to social psychology through his work on herd mentality and group behavior. all-about-psychology.com/his… #psychology #PsychologyFacts

On this day in psychology, 2 November 1899, Otto Klineberg was born. A pioneering social psychologist, his research helped show how social and cultural factors shape intelligence. all-about-psychology.com/soc… #psychology #SocialPsychology

On this day in psychology, 1 November 1919, Eliot Stellar was born. A pioneer of behavioral neuroscience, he became known for influential work on the brain, motivation and physiological psychology. all-about-psychology.com/bio… #psychology #BiologicalPsychology

Harry Houdini died on Halloween exactly 100 years ago today. He also spent years exposing fraudulent mediums. Read his own account of their tricks, alongside a look at the circumstances of his death. allaboutpsychology.substack.… #Houdini #Halloween

On this day in psychology, 30 October 1938, Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds radio broadcast became famous for supposedly causing mass panic. Later research suggests the hysteria was greatly exaggerated. allaboutpsychology.substack.… #psychology #PsychologyFacts

On this day in psychology, 29 October 1882, Bertha Pappenheim, famously known as “Anna O,” was discharged following treatment by Josef Breuer. Her case later featured in Breuer and Freud’s Studies on Hysteria. all-about-psychology.com/psy… #psychology #psychoanalysis

On this day in psychology, 28 October 1917, Patricia Cain Smith was born. A pioneer of I/O psychology, she helped develop the influential Job Descriptive Index for measuring job satisfaction. all-about-psychology.com/ind… #psychology #IOPsychology

On this day in psychology, 27 October 1924, Sigmund Freud appeared on the cover of Time magazine for the first time, alongside coverage of new English translations of his work. all-about-psychology.com/sig… #SigmundFreud #psychology

On this day in psychology, 26 October 1925, James V. McConnell was born. A respected psychologist and teacher, he’s best known for his popular introductory textbook Understanding Human Behavior. all-about-psychology.com/ #psychology #PsychologyFacts

On this day in psychology, 25 October 1927, Lawrence Kohlberg was born. Building on Piaget’s work, he became famous for his influential six-stage theory of moral development. all-about-psychology.com/dev… #psychology #LawrenceKohlberg