The first woman to receive a Ph.D.in psychology,who later wrote an influential book,The Animal Mind.was

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Mary Whiton Calkins was the first woman to complete all requirements for a Ph.D. in psychology, but she did not receive the degree because of gender discrimination. Rosalie Rayner was a research assistant for John Watson and co-conducted the famous Little Albert experiment, but she did not receive a Ph.D. Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to officially receive a Ph.D. in psychology from Cornell University and wrote the influential book "The Animal Mind" in 1908. Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development but he did not receive the first Ph.D. in psychology or write "The Animal Mind."

The First Woman to Receive a Ph