A Brief History of Modern Psychology
2nd Edition
Published on 25. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-118-20677-5 (ISBN)
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In A Brief History of Modern Psychology, 2nd Edition, Ludy Benjamin, leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879.
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Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. is Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University and is holder of the Glasscock Professorship and a Presidential Professorship in Teaching Excellence. His numerous publications include From Seance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America (with David Baker, 2004) and A History of Psychology in Letters (second edition 2006, Blackwell).
Content
List of Illustrations ix
Preface x
1 Pre-Scientific Psychology 1
2 Physiology, Psychophysics, and the Science of Mind 20
3 Germany and the Birth of a New Science 38
4 Origins of Scientific Psychology in America 58
5 The Early Schools of American Psychology 77
6 The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America 98
7 Psychoanalysis 118
8 Behaviorism 139
9 The New Profession of Psychology 160
10 A Psychology of Social Action and Social Change 182
11 Cognitive Psychology 203
Epilogue 224
References 229
Index 244
Preface x
1 Pre-Scientific Psychology 1
2 Physiology, Psychophysics, and the Science of Mind 20
3 Germany and the Birth of a New Science 38
4 Origins of Scientific Psychology in America 58
5 The Early Schools of American Psychology 77
6 The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America 98
7 Psychoanalysis 118
8 Behaviorism 139
9 The New Profession of Psychology 160
10 A Psychology of Social Action and Social Change 182
11 Cognitive Psychology 203
Epilogue 224
References 229
Index 244