A Brief History of Modern Psychology / Edition 2

by Ludy T. Benjamin Jr.

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118206775
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/23/2013
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. is Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University and is holder of the Glasscock Professorship and a Presidential Professorship in Teaching Excellence. His numerous publications include From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America (with David Baker, 2004) and A History of Psychology in Letters (second edition 2006, Blackwell).

Table of Contents

List 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

Editorial Reviews

"From a renowned historian and teacher of psychology comes what psychology students will welcome - a crisp and beautifully crafted history of their discipline, replete with fascinating stories of the people who shaped it and whose shoulders we now stand upon." David G. Myers, Hope College

"A Brief History of Modern Psychology will itself become part of the history of modern psychology. It is a classic work by one of the most distinguished living historians of psychology. Anyone who wishes to understand how the field of psychology has reached its present state should read this book." Robert J. Sternberg, Tufts University

"This book offers exciting new analyses of such diverse topics as G. Stanley Hall’s genetic psychology, the 19th-century ‘public psychologies’ of phrenology and mesmerism, and the late-20th-century emergence of a psychology of social action. A Brief History of Modern Psychology provides a stimulating new resource that will inspire 21st-century psychology students’ interest in their science’s past. " Michael M. Sokal, Founding Editor, History of Psychology

"The Behaviorism chapter was the best historical introduction that I can remember reading — just what historical writing should be." Wesley G. Morgan, Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee

“The reader is guided through over a century of psychology in less than three hundred pages, yet the experience is never a taxing one. Both the precision and the conciseness of the book will undoubtedly make it appealing for undergraduate course work.” ISIS

“Conversational and…quite readable…easy to study from and deliver[s] plenty of useful information…would also be ideal for the lay reader for a survey of psychology's history.”
Metapsychology Online Reviews

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