David Webb
Former university lecturer and best selling author providing free and comprehensive information and resources for psychology students and educators since 2008.
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- Today in Psychology (6th Feb 1951), B. F. Skinner self-published his classic book 'Science and Human Behavior.' www.all-about-psychology.com/bf_skinner.h... #behaviorism #OperantConditioning #psychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyMajor #PsychologyFacts
- I’ve just published an interview with psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Jody Carrington on trauma, loneliness, emotional regulation, and what it really means to help people feel seen. Read the interview here: 👉 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/an-intervi... #Psychology
- Today in Psychology (5th Feb 1857), Franz Carl Müller-Lyer was born. Renowned for devising and giving his name to the Müller-Lyer illusion. www.all-about-psychology.com/optical-illu... #OpticalIllusions #VisualIllusions #psychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyMajor #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (4th Feb 1920), Morton Deutsch was born. Deutsch made a lasting contribution to our understanding of conflict resolution, distributive justice, intergroup relations, social perception and developmental social psychology. www.all-about-psychology.com/social-psych... #psychology
- Today in Psychology (3rd Feb 1920), George Armitage Miller was born. Miller's classic study 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two', ranks among the most frequently cited journal articles in the history of psychology. www.all-about-psychology.com/george-a-mil... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- A lone penguin walking away has become a viral symbol of nihilism, exhaustion, and opting out. In this piece, I look at why we’re so drawn to that interpretation, what’s being projected onto the clip, and what it reveals about modern life. 👉 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/the-nihili...
- Today in Psychology (2nd Feb 1859), Henry Havelock Ellis was born. A pioneering writer within the field of human sexuality, Ellis is widely credited with introducing the terms autoeroticism and narcissism within a psychoanalytical context. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology
- Today in Psychology (1st Feb 1844), Granville Stanley Hall was born. A key figure in the development of modern psychology, Hall earned the first Ph.D. degree in psychology to be awarded in the United States. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (31st Jan 1969), Neal E. Miller's ground breaking article "Learning of Visceral and Glandular Responses," was published in the prestigious journal Science. www.all-about-psychology.com/biological-p... #psychology #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychologyFacts
- Stand-up comedy isn’t just about being funny. Psychologically, it’s a high-stakes mix of attention control, emotional regulation, social prediction, and public vulnerability. I looked at what research reveals about the minds drawn to the stage.
- Today in Psychology (30th January 1863), Joseph Jastrow was born. A pioneer in the early days of modern psychology, Joseph Jastrow was instrumental in popularizing psychological science among the general public. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (29th Jan 1954), Gordon Allport's classic book 'The Nature of Prejudice' was published. It remains one of the most influential and critically acclaimed publications on intergroup relations ever written. www.all-about-psychology.com/social-psych... #SocialPsychology
- Today in Psychology (28th Jan 1932), Florence Denmark was born. A pioneering speaker on the psychology of women, Denmark has conducted ground breaking research on, violence, prejudice and stereotyping, ethnicity & gender. www.all-about-psychology.com/women-in-psy... #WomenInPsychology #psychology
- Today in Psychology (27th January 1904), James Jerome Gibson was born. One of the most eminent figures in the history of perceptual psychology. www.all-about-psychology.com/cognitive-ps... #CognitivePsychology #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (26th January 1907), Marie Jahoda was born. An eminent social psychologist, Jahoda conducted pioneering studies into racial prejudice, the authoritarian personality and the concept of positive mental health. www.all-about-psychology.com/social-psych... #SocialPsychology
- Have you ever had the feeling that someone was staring at you? Psychologists have been debating this experience for over a century. In my latest article, I explore classic explanations, modern experiments and skeptical critiques. #Psychology #Perception #Attention #Consciousness
- Today in Psychology (25th January 1906), Molly Harrower was born. A pioneering clinical psychologist, Harrower is best known for her contribution to psychodiagnostic testing. www.all-about-psychology.com/women-in-psy... #WomenInPsychology #psychology #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (24th January 1850), Hermann Ebbinghaus was born. A pioneer in the scientific study of memory, Ebbinghaus is best known was his landmark work 'Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology'. www.all-about-psychology.com/cognitive-ps... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (23rd January 1924) Floyd Allport's ground breaking book 'Social Psychology' was published, which drew on experimental methods and applied research to study group process, www.all-about-psychology.com/social-psych... #SocialPsychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (22nd January 1561), Francis Bacon was born. Bacon pioneered and championed empirical and inductive methods of inquiry, the fundamental basis of all modern science; including psychological science. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (21st January 1885), The Pall Mall Gazette publishes one of the first recognized accounts of the term psychopath as we understand it today. www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com/psychopath.h... #psychopath #psychology #psychopathy #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyFacts
- “Tourette’s isn’t the problem. People not knowing about Tourette’s is the problem.” This article looks beyond stereotypes to explain what TS really is, why swearing is misunderstood, and why education matters more than sympathy. #TouretteSyndrome #Psychology #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth
- Today in Psychology (19th January 1973), David Rosenhan's classic article "On Being Sane in Insane Places" was published in the journal Science. www.all-about-psychology.com/abnormal-psy... #AbnormalPsychology #psychology #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyMajor #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psych (18th Jan 1921), Robert Glaser was born. A pioneer in the field of instructional psychology, Glaser produced a ground-breaking body of work on the role of educational assessment and the science of learning. www.all-about-psychology.com/educational-... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (17th Jan 1969), President Lyndon B. Johnson presented B. F. Skinner with The National Medal of Science, "For basic and imaginative contributions to the study of behavior which have had profound influence upon all psychology and many related areas." #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Music doesn’t just fill silence. It holds memory, emotion, and identity together. I’ve written about why playlists become emotional archives, how music preserves continuity (even in dementia), and what our life story playlists can reveal about who we are. #Psychology #Music #Memory #Identity
- Today in Psychology (16th January 1838), Franz Brentano was born. An influential writer, Brentano's major works include 'The Psychology of Aristotle' (1867) and 'Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint' (1874). www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (15th Jan 1842), Josef Breuer was born. A pioneer in the field of neurophysiology, Breuer is best known for being Sigmund Freud's mentor and for playing an integral role in the early development of psychoanalysis. www.all-about-psychology.com/psychoanalys... #psychoanalysis
- Today in Psychology (14th January 1891), Mathilde Hertz was born. An eminent biologist and sensory physiologist, Hertz was also a pioneer in the field of comparative psychology, whose work in this area helped establish the psychological study of animal behavior as a distinct field of research.
- In a famous study, people preferred giving themselves an electric shock to sitting quietly with nothing to do. Here’s what that really tells us about attention, the default mode network, and why “doing nothing” feels so hard 👇 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/why-doing-... #Psychology #TheMind
- Today in Psychology (13th January 1843), David Ferrier was born. A pioneering neurologist who studied psychology under Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Heidelberg, Ferrier is renowned for his ground breaking work on cerebral localisation. www.all-about-psychology.com/biological-p... #psychology
- Today in Psychology (12th January 1861), James Mark Baldwin was born. A pioneering developmental psychologist, Baldwin was one of the first writers in the field to recognize the importance of cognitive motor processes. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (11th Jan 1842), William James was born. One of the most influential figures in the history of psychology, James is best known for his profoundly influential work 'The Principles of Psychology,' first published in 1890. www.all-about-psychology.com/william-jame... #psychology
- William James believed “the deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” I explore why that idea still matters, what psychology says about appreciation, and why expressing it changes both relationships and ourselves. #Psychology #HumanBehavior #WilliamJames
- Today in Psychology (10th Jan 1881), Hanns Sachs was born. A key figure in the early days of psychoanalysis, Sachs was a member of Freud's 'Secret Committee,' established after Freud's acrimonious professional split from Carl Jung. www.all-about-psychology.com/psychoanalys... #psychoanalysis
- Today in Psychology (9th January 1878), John B. Watson was born. Watson is renowned for his hugely influential work 'Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it' and his infamous 'little Albert' fear conditioning experiment. www.all-about-psychology.com/psychology-a... #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (8th January 1902), Carl Rogers was born. Rogers was profoundly influential in the humanistic movement towards person centered theory and non-directive psychotherapy. www.all-about-psychology.com/carl_rogers.... #CarlRogers #psychotherapy #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Are people who commit extraordinary harm psychologically different from the rest of us? In my interview with Jack El-Hai, we explore Nuremberg, moral judgment, and why simple explanations so often fail. Read the full interview here: 👉 www.all-about-psychology.com/jack-el-hai-... #psychology
- Today in Psychology (7th Jan 1906), John Clemans Flanagan was born. Flanagan developed the "critical incident technique;" described by the Annual Review of Psychology as one of the "most important personnel selection milestones of the past 60 years." www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p...
- Passive aggression isn’t just about anger. It’s about what gets expressed when frustration, resentment, or contempt can’t be said openly. Why it happens, how it damages relationships, and how to respond (or change it in yourself): 👉 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/passive-ag... #Psychology
- Today in Psychology (6th Jan 1860), George Frederick Stout was born. An influential writer in the early days of modern psychology, Stout was also renowned for editing the prestigious journal Mind from 1891 to 1920, the first periodical devoted to disseminating psychological research. #psychology
- Today in Psychology (5th January 1959), Harry Harlow's article "The Nature of Love" was published which drew on his controversial experimental work on love and isolation effects among infant rhesus monkeys. www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-p... #psychology #HistoryOfPsychology
- Today in Psychology (4th January 1936), A. A. Brill's English translation of Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud's 'Studies in Hysteria' was first published in the United States. www.all-about-psychology.com/psychoanalys... #psychoanalysis #SigmundFreud #psychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyFacts
- I’ve written a deep dive into what the placebo effect really is, how it works in the brain, and why it matters for healthcare. Read here 👇 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/the-placeb... #Psychology #Neuroscience #PlaceboEffect #MindBody
- Today in Psychology (3rd January 1964), Milton Rokeach's controversial book 'The Three Christs of Ypsilanti' was published. Fascinating, disturbing and ethically dubious in equal measure, The Three Christs of Ypsilanti remains a classic text in the field of abnormal personality. #psychology
- Today in Psychology (2nd January 1899), Fred Keller was born. Keller is renowned for developing the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI); an innovative educational method rooted in Skinnerian behavior theory. #psychology
- Happy New Year 🎉 Thank you for being part of this space in 2025. As a small thank-you, I’ve made my book On This Day in Psychology free for 48 hours. Full New Year message + link via my Substack 👇 allaboutpsychology.substack.com/p/a-new-year... #Psychology #NewYear2026 #Gratitude
- Today in Psychology (1st January 1889), James McKeen Cattell became Professor of Psychology of the Uni of Pennsylvania. A landmark moment, it is widely believed that this was the first time that the title Professor of Psychology had been employed at a University in the United States. #psychology
- Today in Psychology (31st December 1691), Christian Thomasius, a German Enlightenment philosopher and jurist published one of the earliest accounts of systematic personality assessment. www.all-about-psychology.com/personality-... #PersonalityPsychology #psychology #PsychologyFacts
- Today in Psychology (30th December 1905), Morton Prince's classic book 'The Dissociation of a Personality: A Biographical Study in Abnormal Psychology' was first published. www.all-about-psychology.com/abnormal-psy... #psychology #AbnormalPsychology #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyFacts
