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A history of modern psychology /
A History of Modern Psychology, 3rd Edition discusses the development and decline of schools of thought in modern psychology. The book presents the continuing refinement of the tools, techniques, and methods of psychology in order to achieve increased precision and objectivity. Chapters focus on rel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
[1981]
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| Edición: | 3rd edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; A History of Modern Psychology; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY; Introduction; Overview of the Development of Modern Psychology; The Relevance of the Past for the Present; The Evolution of Psychology: Conceptions of Scientific History; Landmarks of Development: Schools of Thought in Psychology; CHAPTER 2. DIRECT PHILOSOPHICAL INFLUENCES ON PSYCHOLOGY; The Spirit of Mechanism: The Universe as a Machine; The Beginnings of Modern Science: Rene Descartes (1596-1650); British Empiricism and Associationism.
- Contributions of Empiricism to PsychologyCHAPTER 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON PSYCHOLOGY; Introduction; Developments in Early Physiology: An Overview; The Beginnings of Experimental Psychology; The Formal ""Founding"" of the New Science; CHAPTER 4. THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY: STRUCTURALISM AND ITS EARLY OPPONENTS; Structuralism: An Overview; Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920); Other Early European Psychologists; Comment; CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURALISM: FINAL FORM; Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927); Original Source Material on Structuralism: From A Text-Book of Psychology by E.B. Titchener.
- The Fate of StructuralismCHAPTER 6. FUNCTIONALISM: ANTECEDENT INFLUENCES; Introduction; Functionalism: An Overview; The Evolution Revolution: Charles Darwin (1809-1882); Individual Differences: Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911); The Influence of Animal Psychology on Functionalism; Comment; CHAPTER 7. FUNCTIONALISM: AMERICAN PIONEERS; Only in America: Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) and Synthetic Philosophy; Anticipator of Functional Psychology: William James (1842-1910); Granville Stanley Hall (1844-1924); James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944); Ganz Amerikanisch.
- CHAPTER 8. FUNCTIONALISM: FORMAL DEVELOPMENTThe Founding of Functionalism; The Chicago School; Original Source Material on Functionalism: From Psychology by H.A. Carr; Functionalism at Columbia; Criticisms of Functionalism; Contributions of Functionalism; CHAPTER 9. BEHAVIORISM: ANTECEDENT INFLUENCES; Introduction; The Influence of Animal Psychology on Behaviorism; The Influence of Functionalism on Behaviorism; CHAPTER 10. BEHAVIORISM: THE BEGINNINGS; Introduction; John B. Watson (1878-1958).
- Original Source Material on Behaviorism: From ""Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it"" by J.B. WatsonThe Methods of Behaviorism; The Subject Matter of Behaviorism; Specific Views and Concepts; Watson's Popular Appeal; A Final Note; Criticisms of Watsonian Behaviorism; Contributions of Watsonian Behaviorism; CHAPTER 11. BEHAVIORISM: AFTER THE FOUNDING; Early Behaviorists; The Influence of Operationism on Behaviorism; Neobehaviorists; Challenges to Behaviorism; CHAPTER 12. GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY; Introduction; Antecedent Influences; The Founding of Gestalt Psychology.