Putting Psychology in Its Place: A Critical Historical OverviewPsychology is a relatively recent and rapidly developing discipline. Perhaps the most significant changes have taken place over the last decade. Graham Richards gives historical perspective to key issues in contemporary psychology such as Psychology and Women and Psychology and Race as well as more traditional topics like behaviourism and Gestalt psychology.Putting Psychology in its Place is aimed specially at undergraduate students but will also appeal to postgraduates and academics interested in gaining a broad based, issue led historical perspective to their discipline. |
Contents
16001850 | 23 |
evolution | 31 |
William James and the origins of American | 45 |
Behaviourism | 63 |
3 | 73 |
Looking at perception | 107 |
Psychology and the brain | 115 |
some points to remember | 131 |
Part Three Psychologys subjects | 189 |
Psychological uses of animals | 207 |
Psychology and the child | 219 |
Part Four Two general issues | 249 |
Psychology and language | 263 |
Part Five Three cultural entanglements | 281 |
Psychology and race | 299 |
Psychology and war | 317 |
Psychology and who you | 145 |
Social Psychology | 159 |
Applied Psychology | 179 |
Glossary | 333 |
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Putting Psychology in Its Place: A Critical Historical Overview Graham Richards Limited preview - 2002 |
Putting Psychology in Its Place: A Critical Historical Introduction Graham Richards No preview available - 2002 |
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