Psychological evaluation
Modern "Psychological evaluation" has been around for roughly 200 years, with roots that stem as far back as 2200 B.C. It started in China, and many psychologists throughout Europe worked to develop methods of testing into the 1900s. The first tests focused on aptitude. Eventually scientists tried to gauge mental processes in patients with brain damage, then children with special needs.
Carol Tavris
In the 1980s, Tavris joined Carole Wade in writing an introductory psychology textbook, "Psychology". It "was the first to explicitly and systematically integrate principles of critical thinking" into the introductory psychology course, along with mainstreaming research on gender and culture, with the goal of making the field more inclusive. Wade and Tavris also published "Invitation to Psychology", a shorter version of their main textbook. As of 2015, "Psychology" is in its 11th edition and "Invitation" its 6th.