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  1. G. Stanley Hall. Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1846 – April 24, 1924 [1]) was a pioneering American psychologist and educator who earned the first doctorate in psychology awarded in the United States of America at Harvard College in the nineteenth century. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory.

  2. Apr 20, 2024 · G. Stanley Hall (born February 1, 1844, Ashfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died April 24, 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts) was a psychologist who gave early impetus and direction to the development of psychology in the United States. Frequently regarded as the founder of child psychology and educational psychology, he also did much to direct into ...

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  3. G. Stanley Hall was an American educator and psychologist who played a major role in establishing the field of psychology in the United States. He was primarily interested in evolutionary theory and child development, and is considered one of the founders of educational psychology and child psychology. Hall was the first American to earn a PhD ...

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  5. Jul 27, 2023 · G. Stanley Hall's primary interests were in evolutionary psychology and child development. He was heavily influenced by Ernst Haeckel's recapitulation theory, which suggested that embryonic stages of an organism resemble the stages of development of the organism's evolutionary ancestors, a theory that is today rejected by most evolutionary ...

  6. Granville Stanley Hall was born on his parents’ farm in Ashfield, Mass, on February 1, 1844. His father, Granville Bascom Hall, served in the Massachusetts legislature, and his mother, Abigail Beals, studied at the Albany Female Seminary and taught school. They passed on to their son their love of learning as well as a strong sense of ...

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  7. Nov 21, 2023 · G. Stanley Hall. Granville Stanley Hall, better known as G. Stanley Hall, was a psychologist who spent much of his life studying adolescence. In fact, he coined the term himself. Hall was born on ...

  8. Granville Stanley Hall, c. 1910. Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1844 – April 24, 1924) was an American pioneering psychologist and educator. His interests focused on childhood development, evolutionary theory, and their applications to education. Hall was a strong believer in the scientific method and its application to the study of ...

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