The enhanced 4th Edition of Goodwin's series, A History of Modern Psychology,explores the modern history of psychology including the fundamental bases of psychology and psychology's advancements in the 20th century. Goodwin, Ph.D. in experimental psychology, has a true passion for the history of experimental psychology. Strengths of the text include his conversational writing style andattention to recent scholarship in the history of psychology. Goodwin's 4th Edition focuses on the reduction of biographical information with an emphasis on more substantial information including ideas and concepts and on ideas/research contributions; more history on the applied areas of psychology; condensed chapters, philosophical antecedents and physiological antecedents; and more psychology's history in the 20th century. INDICE: Chapter 1: Introducing Psychology's History Chapter 2: The Philosophical Context Chapter 3: The Physiological Context: Early Research on the Nervous System Chapter 4: Wundt and German Psychology Chapter 5: Darwin's Century: Evolutionary Thinking Chapter 6: American Pioneers Chapter 7: Structuralism and Functionalism Chapter 8: Applying the New Psychology Chapter 9: Gestalt Psychology Chapter 10: The Origins of Behaviorism Chapter 11: The Evolution of Behaviorism Chapter 12: Mental Illness and its Treatment Chapter 13: Psychology's Practitioners Chapter 14: Psychological Science in the Post-War Era Chapter15: Linking Psychology's Past and Present
- ISBN: 978-1-118-01145-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés