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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118206770
ISBN-139781118206775
eBay Product ID (ePID)114105505
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBrief History of Modern Psychology
SubjectModern / 19th Century, History
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorLudy T. Benjamin Jr.
Subject AreaPsychology, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-027983
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal150.9
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations ix Preface x 1 Pre-Scientific Psychology 1 2 Physiology, Psychophysics, and the Science of Mind 20 3 Germany and the Birth of a New Science 38 4 Origins of Scientific Psychology in America 58 5 The Early Schools of American Psychology 77 6 The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America 98 7 Psychoanalysis 118 8 Behaviorism 139 9 The New Profession of Psychology 160 10 A Psychology of Social Action and Social Change 182 11 Cognitive Psychology 203 Epilogue 224 References 229 Index 244
SynopsisIn A Brief History of Modern Psychology 2nd Edition , Ludy Benjamin, a leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879., In A Brief History of Modern Psychology , 2nd Edition, Ludy Benjamin, leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879., In A Brief History of Modern Psychology 2nd Edition , Ludy Benjamin, a leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879. In engaging prose, this book weaves together the historical and disciplinary context that will help readers to better understand the richness and complexity of contemporary psychology. In the Second Edition, personality, social, and developmental psychology are expanded upon, providing balanced coverage of these three topics.