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American Psychology or World Psychology?

The Impact of Foreign Forces on the Origin and Advancement of American Psychological Association

Authors
Hetian (Minnie) Yuan1, *
1Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA, USA
*Corresponding author. Email: minnieyuan23@outlook.com
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Hetian (Minnie) Yuan
Available Online 29 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_221How to use a DOI?
Keywords
History; Psychology; American Psychological Association; Foreign Influence; Progressivism; World War
Abstract

This essay analyzes the significance of both foreign ideology and domestic reforms on the origin and evolution of the world-known American Psychological Association (APA). By examining early psychology texts since the Enlightenment era, this essay mainly argues the undeniable role of foreign ideology in the formation of psychology as an independent discipline and the development of American academic psychology which served as the foundation of the establishment of APA. Therefore, despite psychologists’ assertions that domestic reforms during the Progressive Era directly shaped the future of the American Psychological Association and allowed American psychology to develop in its distinctive way, this essay argues that the American Psychological Association would not have become the accessible, disciplined organization with members from diverse backgrounds that it is nowadays without the influence of foreign ideology.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2022
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978-2-494069-31-2
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_221How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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