AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hall was a major force in organizing the field, focusing on scientific approaches and in 1883 establishing a psychology laboratory at the university. 3 In 1887 he launched the American Journal of Psychology, and in 1892 he convened the American Psychological Association and served as its first president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1846 – April 24, 1924) was a pioneering American psychologist and educator. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory. Hall was the first president of the American Psychological Association and the first president of Clark University.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1st psychology lab in the U.S.A. was established in 1883 at Johns Hopkins University by G. Stanley Hall.

Detailed explanation-4: -APA was founded in July 1892 by a small group of men interested in what they called “the new psychology.” The group elected 31 individuals, including themselves, to membership, with G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924) as its first president. APA’s first meeting was held in December 1892 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hall was a leading spirit in the founding of the American Psychological Association and served as its first president (1892). He published 489 works covering most of the major areas of psychology, including Senescence, the Last Half of Life (1922) and Jesus, the Christ, in the Light of Psychology (1917).