Schultz A History of Modern Psychology

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7008-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Web PDF

A History of Modern Psychology, Second 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 relevant topics such as the beginning of the history of psychology; the philosophical and physiological influences on psychology; the details of various schools of thought in psychology; and the contemporary psychology of America and other countries. Undergraduate students of psychology and related fields will find the book invaluable in their pursuit of knowledge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schultz, Duane

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;A History of Modern Psychology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;16
7;Chapter 1. The Study of the History of Psychology;22
7.1;Introduction;22
7.2;The Physiological Influence;24
7.3;The Relevance of the Past for the Present;24
7.4;Where Does the History of Psychology Begin?;27
7.5;The Development of Schools of Thought in Psychology;28
7.6;Conceptions of Scientific History: Personalistic and Naturalistic;31
8;Chapter 2. Direct Philosophical Influences on Psychology;36
8.1;The Spirit of Mechanism: The Universe as a Machine;36
8.2;The Beginnings of Modern Science: Descartes (1596-1650);38
8.3;British Empiricism and Associationism;44
8.4;Contributions of Empiricism to Psychology;55
9;Chapter 3. Physiological Influences on Psychology;58
9.1;Developments in Early Physiology: An Overview;58
9.2;The Beginnings of Experimental Psychology;61
9.3;The Formal Founding of the New Science;73
9.4;A Note on "Founding";74
10;Chapter 4. The New Psychology: Structuralism and Its Early Opponents;76
10.1;An Overview of Structuralism;76
10.2;Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920);77
10.3;Other Early European Psychologists;89
10.4;Comment;101
10.5;Chapter 5. Structuralism: Final Form;104
10.6;Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927);104
10.7;Original Source Material on Structuralism: From A Text-Book of Psychology by E. B. Titchener;112
10.8;The Fate of Structuralism;123
11;Chapter 6. Functionalism: Antecedent Influences;128
11.1;What Is Functionalism?;128
11.2;Historical Overview of Functionalism;129
11.3;The Evolution Revolution: Charles Darwin (1809-1882);130
11.4;Individual Differences: Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911);136
11.5;Animal Psychology;145
11.6;A Final Note;146
12;Chapter 7. Functionalism: American Pioneers;148
12.1;"Only in America";148
12.2;Anticipator of Functional Psychology: William James (1842-1910);149
12.3;G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924);160
12.4;James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944);165
12.5;Ganz Amerikanisch;170
13;Chapter 8. Functionalism: Formal Development;174
13.1;The Founding of Functionalism;174
13.2;The Chicago School;175
13.3;Original Source Material on Functionalism: From Psychology by H. A. Carr;182
13.4;Functionalism at Columbia;189
13.5;Robert Sessions Woodworth (1869-1962);189
13.6;Criticisms of Functionalism;193
13.7;Contributions of Functionalism;191
14;Chapter 9. Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences;196
14.1;Introduction;196
14.2;Animal Psychology;199
14.3;Edward Lee Thorndike (1874-1949);200
14.4;Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov (1849-1936);204
14.5;Vladimir M, Bekhterev (1857-1927);210
14.6;Comment;211
14.7;Functionalism;212
15;Chapter 10. Behaviorism: The Beginning;216
15.1;Introduction: John B. Watson (1878-1958);216
15.2;Original Source Material on Behaviorism: From "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It" by J . B. Watson;220
15.3;The Methods of Behaviorism;228
15.4;The Subject Matter of Behaviorism;231
15.5;Specific Views and Concepts;232
15.6;Watson's Popular Appeal;237
15.7;A Final Note;239
15.8;Criticisms of Watsonian Behaviorism;239
15.9;Contributions of Watsonian Behaviorism;242
16;Chapter 11. Behaviorism: After the Founding;244
16.1;Early Behaviorists;244
16.2;The Influence of Operationism;248
16.3;More Recent Behaviorists;250
16.4;Concluding Commentary on Behaviorism;277
17;Chapter 12. Gestalt Psychology;280
17.1;Introduction;280
17.2;Antecedent Influences;283
17.3;The Founding of Gestalt Psychology;286
17.4;The Nature of the Gestalt Revolt;290
17.5;Original Source Material on Gestalt Psychology: From "Gestalt Theory" by Max Wertheimer;292
17.6;Werthelmer's Principles of Organization;298
17.7;Gestalt Principles of Learning;299
17.8;The Principle of Isomorphism;303
17.9;The Reaction in America;304
17.10;Post-Founding Developments;305
17.11;Criticisms of Gestalt Psychology;311
17.12;Contributions of Gestalt Psychology;312
18;Chapter 13. Psychoanalysis: The Beginnings;316
18.1;Introduction;316
18.2;Historical Antecedents;317
18.3;Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and the Development of Psychoanalysis;323
18.4;Psychoanalysis as a Method of Treatment;331
18.5;Freud's Method of Research;333
18.6;Psychoanalysis as a System of Personality;334
18.7;Mechanism and Determinism in Freud's System;339
18.8;Early Conflicts between Psychology and Psychoanalysis;340
18.9;Criticisms of Psychoanalysis;342
18.10;Contributions of Psychoanalysis;344
19;Chapter 14. Psychoanalysis: After the Founding;348
19.1;Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961);348
19.2;Social-Psychological Theories in Psychoanalysis: The Zeitgeist Strikes Again;355
19.3;Alfred Adler (1870-1937): Individual Psychology;356
19.4;Karen Horney (1885-1952);362
19.5;Erich Fromm (1900- );365
19.6;Critique of the Social-Psychological Theories;368
19.7;The Mainstream after Freud;369
20;Chapter 15. Epilogue: More Recent Developments;374
20.1;The Dissolution of the Schools;375
20.2;Contemporary American Psychology;377
20.3;Contemporary Psychology in Other Countries;388
20.4;The Future: Humanistic Psychology?;391
21;References;398
22;Index;408