Psychology in Brazil was legally recognized in 1962. However, before this year, many professionals have worked in this area. Carolina Martuscelli Bori has been considered one of those professionals and among the contributions she made, her efforts to ameliorate the professional training is one of the most cited. This article investigates Bori’s contribution published until 1962. The search was made in the journals Ciência e Cultura, Boletim de Psicologia and Jornal Brasileiro de Psicologia and in her curriculum Lattes, in search for the library of the University of São Paulo and references of Carolina Bori’s articles. Altogether, 19 articles were located, eight of which were published until 1962. The analysis allows us to state that the work of Carolina Bori presents discussions that may assist the design and targeting of various current ethical and academical issues, as experimental research in undergraduation courses, scientific methodology, scientific development and knowledge production.
History of psychology - Brazil; Scientific research - Psychology; Experimental psychology; Psychological phenomena and processes; Carolina Martuscelli Bori, 1924-2004