Fields of psychology : basic and applied / edited by J. P. Guilford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guilford, J. P. (Joy Paul), 1897-1987, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Textbooks.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 779 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : D. Van Nostrand, 1950.

Summary:

Psychology has grown probably as much during the last ten years since the first edition of this volume was written as in any two or three previous decades combined. This is more true of some of its fields than of others. It is still too early to assess all the developments properly and to incorporate them into a treatment at this rather elementary level. This volume has emphasized the more enduring aspects of the fields. It is important, however, to make changes where the most significant developments have occurred. This the revising authors have attempted to do.

Contents:

I. Introduction

II. Animal psychology : viewpoint and program

III. Animal psychology :methods and results

IV. Child psychology

V. Educational psychology

VI. The concepts and methods of social psychology

VII. The psychology of the crowd

VIII. The influence of the group on social behavior and attitudes

IX. Abnormal psychology : the significance and causes of abnormal behavior

X. Abnormal psychology : the minor abnormalities

XI. Abnormal psychology : the major abnormalities

XII. The nature of individual differences

XIII. Major group differences

XIV. Clinical psychology

XV. Individual mental efficiency

XVI. Vocational psychology : fitting the worker to the job

XVII. Vocational psychology : maintaining fitness at work

XVIII. Professional psychology

XIX. Physiological psychology

XX. Aesthetics

XXI. Points of view.

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