Book Specs
Trade Cloth
Prentice Hall PTR
Published on
Jun 27, 2000
Edition
3rd Edition
Dimensions
9.25x7.09x0.98 Inches
Weight
1.52 Pounds
About the Book
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 psychology--and what it is today.