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Psychology at Michigan: The Pillsbury years, 1897‐1947
Author(s) -
Raphelson Alfred C.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(198010)16:4<301::aid-jhbs2300160402>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - personality psychology , field (mathematics) , psychology , library science , media studies , sociology , applied psychology , psychoanalysis , computer science , personality , mathematics , pure mathematics
Psychology at the University of Michigan during the years, 1897 to 1947, did not make the kind of contribution to the field that might have been anticipated given the stature of the University and the personnel present. The department had adequate facilities, was carrying out active research, provided excellent instruction in science but failed in a significant way to communicate its activities to the field at large. The cause of this failure is examined in terms of careers and personalities of the department's two leaders, Walter B. Pillsbury and John F. Shepard.