title: Press coverage of the new psychology by the New York Times during the progressive era.
abstract: Press coverage of psychology by the New York Times was examined for the Progressive Era. Following a period in which psychology was associated with spiritualism, psychoanalysis, and the Emmanuel movement, the Times gave editorial preference to reports about psychology's applications. Reaching an audience that was both affluent and influential, the topics emphasized by the Times included the lie detector, psychological applications in the work place, mental tests, and child psychology. These areas reflected issues of social concern to Progressives, publicized the rise of the psychologist as expert, and aided psychology in its challenge to common sense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology at Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022, USA. dennispm@etown.edu
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008602:Mental Healing / Q000266:history*; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013140:Spiritualism / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States