A History of Modern Psychology

Duane Schultz

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780126330601
• eBook ISBN: 9781483257945
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

A History of Modern Psychology, 3rd Edition discusses the development and decline of schools of thought in modern psychology. The book presents the continuing refinement of the tools, techniques, and methods of psychology in order to achieve increased precision and objectivity. Chapters focus on relevant topics such as the role of history in understanding the diversity and divisiveness of contemporary psychology; the impact of physics on the cognitive revolution and humanistic psychology; the influence of mechanism on Descartes's thinking; and the evolution of the third force, humanistic psychology. Undergraduate students of psychology and related fields will find the book invaluable in their pursuit of knowledge.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• A History of Modern Psychology
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1. THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
• CHAPTER 2. DIRECT PHILOSOPHICAL INFLUENCES ON PSYCHOLOGY
• CHAPTER 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON PSYCHOLOGY
• CHAPTER 4. THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY: STRUCTURALISM AND ITS EARLY OPPONENTS
• CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURALISM: FINAL FORM
• CHAPTER 6. FUNCTIONALISM: ANTECEDENT INFLUENCES
• CHAPTER 7. FUNCTIONALISM: AMERICAN PIONEERS
• CHAPTER 8. FUNCTIONALISM: FORMAL DEVELOPMENT
• CHAPTER 9. BEHAVIORISM: ANTECEDENT INFLUENCES
• CHAPTER 10. BEHAVIORISM: THE BEGINNINGS
• CHAPTER 11. BEHAVIORISM: AFTER THE FOUNDING
• CHAPTER 12. GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY
• CHAPTER 13. PSYCHOANALYSIS: THE BEGINNINGS
• CHAPTER 14. PSYCHOANALYSIS: AFTER THE FOUNDING
• CHAPTER 15. MORE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
• Bibliography
• Index