A History of Modern Psychology, 3rd Edition

by C. James Goodwin (Western Carolina Univ. )

• ISBN13: 9780470129128
• ISBN10: 0470129123
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

With the Third Edition of Goodwin's A History of Modern Psychology, students will learn about the fascinating men and women who helped create and shape the field of psychology. They will also develop a deeper understanding of the many interconnections that exist among the different areas of psychology. Goodwin's book not only provides accounts of the lives and contributions of psychology's pioneers set into historical context; it also contains original writings by these psychologists, interwoven with informative comments from the author. The text is written in a conversational and engaging style with discrete attention to recent scholarship in the history of psychology, especially that of the past 150 years.

Table of Contents

Introducing Psychology's History

The Philosophical Context

The Neurophysiological Context

Wundt and German Psychology

Darwin's Century: Evolutionary Thinking

American Pioneers

Structuralism and Functionalism

Applying the New Psychology

Gestalt Psychology

The Origins of Behaviorism

The Evolution of Behaviorism

Mental Illness and its Treatment

Psychology's Practitioners

Psychological Science in the Post-War Era

Linking Psychology's Past and Present

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