Online Exhibits
The Cummings Center's online exhibits spotlight key topics in the history of psychology using original documents, videos, and audio from our Archives. Some exhibits also include classroom teaching resources such as scavenger hunts and discussion activities for high school and college level students and educators.
In 1979, following a series of high-profile controversies, the Belmont Report provided ethical guidance for the study of human subjects in the United States. View these key ethical principles through the 20th century medical and psychological experiments that tested and redefined their boundaries.
On the northeast corner of Akron's S. College and E. Mill Streets, a four-story, red-brick building houses the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology. Despite its unassuming appearance, the building and the surrounding area have been key to the development of the City of Akron for over a century. Explore the story of this building, and the ever-changing landscape of Akron, in this student-created exhibit.
Examine the history of intelligence testing in psychology, including its connections to World War I, United States immigration policy, and the eugenics movement. Learn more about this controversial history through original documents, films, and photographs.
I Am Psyched! explores the vibrant history of women of color in psychology, showing how they have used their unique perspectives to understand and improve the world. Their life stories provide inspiration for a new generation of women and girls.
I Am Psyched! was developed by the Cummings Center in collaboration with the American Psychological Association Women's Portfolio and Psychology's Feminist Voices. The exhibit is hosted on Smithsonian Learning Lab, a collaborative learning platform developed by the Smithsonian Institution.
What does creativity mean to you? This exhibit explores psychologists' attempts to define, measure, and test creativity throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, alongside creative works by notable psychologists.