A history of modern experimental psychology : from James and Wundt to cognitive science / George Mandler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandler, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Psychology, Experimental.

Physical Description:

xx, 287 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation Mandler covers the evolution of cognitive psycholgoy, traced from the beginnings of a rigorous experimental psychology at the end of the 19th century to the 'cognitive revolution' at the end of the 20th, and the social and cultural contexts of its theoretical developments.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Modern Mind: Its History and Current Use

2 Aristotle to Alexander Bain: Prolegomena of Modern Psychology

3 The Social Context for the New Psychology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

4 The Birth of Modern Psychology: Wilhelm Wundt and William James

5 The ''Discovery'' of the Unconscious: Imageless Thought

6 The Early Twentieth Century: Consolidation in Europe and Behaviorism in America

7 The Interwar Years: Psychology Matures and Theories Abound

8 The Destruction of Psychology in Germany, 1933 to 1945

9 The Success of Gestalt Theory and Its Translation to the United States

10 A New Age of Psychology at the End of World War II

11 Two Case Histories from the New Psychology

12 Old Problems and New Directions at the End of the Century

13 The Clouded Crystal Ball: Psychology Today and Tomorrow

References

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-274) and indexes.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786612100949

9780262263887

0262263882

9781282100947

1282100947

9780262279017

0262279010

OCLC:

961854061

Publisher Number:

9780262279017