Margaret Floy Washburn was a leading American psychologist in the early twentieth century, best known for her experimental work on animal behavior and for developing a motor theory of consciousness. She was the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology, in 1894, and the second woman, after Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as president of the American Psychological Association, in 1921. She was also the first woman elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists. A 2002 survey ranked her among the hundred most cited psychologists of the twentieth century.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionFirst woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology (1894); known for experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. 1 Connections
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She was the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology (1894); the second woman, after Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as president of the American Psychological Association (1921); and the first woman elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
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died at her home in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 29, 1939.
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She was the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in psychology (1894); the second woman, after Mary Whiton Calkins, to serve as president of the American Psychological Association (1921); and the first woman elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
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She was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development.
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