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Author:

Schultz, Duane P.

Title:

A history of modern psychology / Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz.

Edition:

10th ed.

Publisher:

Wadsworth Cengage Learning,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xviii, 414 p. : ill., port. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Psychology--History--Textbooks.
History.
Textbooks.

Other Authors:

Schultz, Sydney Ellen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-404) and indexes.

Contents:

The study of the history of psychology -- Philosophical influences on psychology -- Physiological influences on psychology -- The new psychology -- Structuralism -- Functionalism : antecedent influences -- Functionalism : development and founding -- Applied psychology : the legacy of functionalism -- Behaviorism : antecedent influences -- Behaviorism : the beginnings -- Behaviorism : after the founding -- Gestalt psychology -- Psychoanalysis : the beginnings -- Psychoanalysis : after the founding -- Contemporary developments in psychology.

Summary:

Focusing on modern psychology, the text's coverage begins with the late 19th century. The authors personalize the history of psychology not only by using biographical information on influential theorists, but also by showing how major events in those theorists' lives have affected the authors' own ideas, approaches, and methods.

ISBN:

1133316247 (hbk.)
9781133316244 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)832644470

LCCN:

2011921415

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)