G. Stanley Hall

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was G. Stanley Hall born?February 1, 1844
2. Where was G. Stanley Hall born?Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
3. When did G. Stanley Hall die?April 24, 1924
4. Who was G. Stanley Hall?G. Stanley Hall was a scientist who helped make psychology a science in the United States. He studied how children and teenagers grow and think.
5. What did he study about children?He wrote a dissertation about what children’s minds are like when they first go to school. He used surveys to learn about their thoughts and feelings.

Ontogeny: The development of an individual organism from conception to maturity.
Phylogeny: The evolutionary history of a species or group of organisms.
Sturm und Drang: A German literary movement emphasizing intense emotion and individualism, applied by Hall to adolescence.
Empirical Observation: Gathering information through direct experience and scientific experimentation.