A History of psychology in autobiography. Vol. IX.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--History.

Psychology.

History.

Psychologists--Biography.

Psychologists.

Human Development.

Psychology--history.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology.

Human Development.

Psychology--history.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"The autobiographies in this volume, and in the series as a whole, can be used to illuminate the history of different areas of psychology. No story is more often told in the history of psychology than the shift from behaviorism to cognitive psychology and to social cognitive approaches. This is a story told both within personality and social psychology and in cognitive neuroscience. Both cognitive psychology and social cognitive approaches want to differentiate themselves from radical behaviorism--once seen as the scientific cutting edge but now seen as excessively reductionistic--and to ally with the study of cognitive processes. Autobiographies can provide a valuable perspective on the network of persons, publications, interpersonal relationships, and departmental politics out of which different traditions in psychology have been and are being formed. Although autobiographies can shed light on some of these processes and events and need to be critically evaluated, much remains unknown"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

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Original

ISBN:

1591477964

9781591477969

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