num_pages: 432
description: This book is a history of modern psychology, beginning with the publication of Fechner's elements of Psychophysics in the mid-19th century to the present. It approaches the history of psychology from a scientific perspective. Chapter topics include: the psychology of consciousness, the unconscious mind, and adaptation; the conspiracy of naturalism; the golden age and decline of behaviorism; the rise of cognitive science; the birth of applied psychology; the rise of professional psychology; and the psychological society. For individuals interested in the history of psychology—and what it is today.
language: English
title: A History of Modern Psychology
titlecomplete: A History of Modern Psychology (3rd Edition)
genres: Psychology
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Pearson