A History of Psychology: Original Sources and Contemporary Research
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This text, on the history of psychology, covers the field from Descartes and Locke and the rise of modern science through the neobehaviourism of the 1950s, combining primary and secondary sources. It includes sections from the pioneering figures in the history of psychology, such as Descartes. Locke, Darwin, Freud, Wundt, Skinner and selections from current historians writing about psychology's past. It also focuses on the history of modern psychology since the beginning of the laboratory movement in Germany in the late 19th century. The text allows readers to follow the actual words of psychology's founders and should help the reader to understand that the history of psychology is a vital research area and that historical interpretations of psychology are changing everyday.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0070055998
ISBN13:9780070055995
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Length:640 Pages
Weight:2.65 lbs.
Dimensions:9.1" x 1.5" x 7.1"
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Excellent source of philosophical history of psychology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This text provides an excellent source of the philosophical bases of psychology. In presenting psychology's history, Benjamin pulls together diverse schools of thought converging upon what we know today as psychology. If dates and names are of interest, this is not the book for you. Instead, Benjamin provides a Gestalt look at from who and where psychology really came.
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