A History of Modern PsychologyThis book is a history of modern psychology, beginning with the publication of Fechner's elements of Psychophysics in the mid-19th century to the present. It approaches the history of psychology from a scientific perspective. Chapter topics include: the psychology of consciousness, the unconscious mind, and adaptation; the conspiracy of naturalism; the golden age and decline of behaviorism; the rise of cognitive science; the birth of applied psychology; the rise of professional psychology; and the psychological society. For individuals interested in the history of psychology-- and what it is today. |
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Contents
Psychology and History | 11 |
FOUNDING SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY | 20 |
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND | 66 |
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| Title | A History of Modern Psychology Prentice-Hall International Editions |
| Author | Thomas Hardy Leahey |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 30, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0135012716, 9780135012710 |
| Length | 389 pages |
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