A brief history of modern psychology / Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benjamin, Ludy T., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--History.

Psychology.

History.

Psychology--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Physical Description:

xvii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

No subject captures the attention of people today more than psychology. It pervades television in the form of soap operas, celebrity court cases, police and hospital dramas, talk shows, 'reality' shows, and infomercials. It is the stuff of movies, magazines, plays, novels, self-help books, sports, jobs, music lyrics, talk radio, and the internet. In A Brief History of Modern Psychology, 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.

Contents:

Pre-scientific psychology

Physiology, psychophysics, and the science of mind

Germany and the birth of a new science

Origins of scientific psychology in America

The early schools of psychology

The birth of the new applied psychology in America

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

The new profession of psychology

A psychology of social action and social change

Cognitive psychology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-236) and index.

ISBN:

1405132051

140513206X

OCLC:

62282274

Publisher Number:

9781405132053

9781405132060