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College Hall circa 1902 H. Elmer Bierly established first psychology lab circa 1902 Psychology laboratory circa 1902 Auditory experiment circa 1902 Edward Conradi, president of FSCW 1909-1944 Effie Pettit earned the first graduate degree at FSCW in 1912. Her thesis was on the psychology of human memory Main gates and fountain circa 1918 Edwin A. Hayden, first head of Department of Psychology, 1915-1921 Westcott and Education buildings circa 1921 Psychology faculty in 1938 Winthrop Kellogg attracted many faculty and helped establish the doctoral program Howard Baker directed the first doctoral dissertation given in Psychology at FSU in 1953 Daniel Kenshalo established a laboratory for skin sensation Animal research lab on West Campus site circa 1950s Recording equipment used by Kellogg in his studies at FSU on sonar and echolocation Research with memory drum circa mid-1950s Lantern slide showing human dark-adaptation curves Construction of Psychology Research Building circa 1963 Joseph Grosslight conducting research with a flight simulator circa 1980 Electrophysiological research circa mid-1970s Skinner Box used in undergraduate teaching labs circa late-1970s Memory research on new Apple II+ computer circa late-1970s Ceremony in 1982 at re-naming of Psychology Research Building Test administration at Psychology Clinic circa early-1980s Teaching in undergraduate computer laboratory circa mid-1990s Studying brain tissue circa 2002 Research on development of reading circa 2002