Psychology. Theoretical–Historical Perspectives
✍ Scribed by R. W. Rieber and Kurt Salzinger (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 353
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Documents the development of this continually evolving field - one that influenced the thought and culture of the twentieth century
✦ Table of Contents
Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv
An Overview of the Theories and History of Psychology, Pages 1-8, R.W. RIEBER, KURT SALZINGER
1 - Vicissitudes of Fechnerian Psychophysics in America, Pages 11-23, HELMUT E. ADLER
2 - Wilhelm Wundt and Early American Psychology: A Clash of Cultures, Pages 25-42, ARTHUR L. BLUMENTHAL
3 - Francis Galton and American Psychology, Pages 43-55, SOLOMON DIAMOND
4 - William James and Gordon Allport: Parallels in Their Maturing Conceptions of Self and Personality, Pages 57-79, RICHARD P. HIGH, WILLIAM R. WOODWARD
5 - Psychology and the History of the Self: From Substance to Function, Pages 81-99, JOHN M. BROUGHTON
6 - The Americanization of Psychology before William James, Pages 103-123, R.W. RIEBER
7 - Politics and American Psychology, Pages 125-144, DAVID BAKAN
8 - Darwin on Psychology and Its Relation to Evolutionary Thought, Pages 145-174, HOWARD E. GRUBER
9 - The Influence of Gestalt Psychology in America, Pages 177-190, MARY HENLE
10 - The Experimental Analysis of Operant Behavior: A History, Pages 191-202, B.F. SKINNER
11 - The Historical Antecedents of Contemporary Behaviorism, Pages 203-262, WILLARD F. DAY Jr.
12 - The Assimilation of Psychoanalysis in America, Pages 263-304, MAURICE GREEN, R.W. RIEBER
13 - In Tribute to Piaget: A Look at His Scientific Impact in the United States, Pages 305-314, GILBERT VOYAT
14 - Genetic Epistemology and Developmental Psychology, Pages 315-327, BARBEL INHELDER
15 - Some Recent Research and Its Link with a New Theory of Groupings and Conservations Based on Commutability, Pages 329-333, JEAN PIAGET
16 - Sitzfleisch, the Zeitgeist, and the Hindsightgeist, Pages 337-343, KURT SALZINGER
Author Index, Pages 345-351
Subject Index, Pages 353-364
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