Scientific principles of psychology / Donald Joseph Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Donald Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (580 pages)

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1963.

Summary:

"I have made no attempt in this book at a complete coverage of all the areas of psychology. I have attempted, however, to impart some of the basic data, methodology, and attitudes of the experimenting psychologist independent of the special area in which he may work. The "point of view" of the book can be variously labeled: empirical, experimental, data-oriented, or even S-R. But S-R used in this way does not imply a theoretical point of view. It simply means that there is an emphasis on the manipulation of stimuli (independent variables), and the observation of responses (dependent variables)"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

The science of psychology

A brief look into psychology's past

Statistics and measurement

Measurement by tests: intelligence

Experiment and controlled observation

Introduction to the analysis of behavior

Behavior in simple situations: I

Behavior in simple situations: II

Behavior in more complex situations

Response elimination

Motivation

Perception

Problem-solving and thinking

Conflict and frustration

Social behavior

The nature of personality

Personality variations

Psychotherapy

The biological basis of behavior

Sensation

The nervous system.

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