A history of modern psychology
By: Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Contributors: Schultz, Sydney Ellen
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Australia; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9781133316244
Subjects: Textbooks; Psychology; History
Description: Focusing on modern psychology, the text's coverage begins with the late 19th century. The authors personalize the history of psychology not only by using biographical information on influential theorists, but also by showing how major events in those theorists' lives have affected the authors' own ideas, approaches, and methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-404) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The study of the history of psychology; title: Philosophical influences on psychology; title: Physiological influences on psychology; title: The new psychology; title: Structuralism; title: Functionalism : antecedent influences; title: Functionalism : development and founding; title: Applied psychology : the legacy of functionalism; title: Behaviorism : antecedent influences; title: Behaviorism : the beginnings; title: Behaviorism : after the founding; title: Gestalt psychology; title: Psychoanalysis : the beginnings; title: Psychoanalysis : after the founding; title: Contemporary developments in psychology.