A History of Modern Psychology
A History of Modern Psychology
- ISBN 13:
9780130175731
- ISBN 10:
0130175730
- Edition: 3rd
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 06/27/2000
- Publisher: Pearson
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Summary
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 psychologyand what it is today.