A Brief History of Modern Psychology
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A Brief History of Modern Psychology er hnitmiðað og aðgengilegt yfirlit yfir helstu einstaklinga, hugtök og stefnur sem hafa mótað nútímasálfræði. Bókin fjallar á skýran og áhugaverðan hátt um uppruna og þróun vísindalegrar sálfræði og tengda starfshætti. Með liprum og lesendavænum frásagnarstíl veitir Ludy Benjamin það sögulega og fræðilega samhengi sem þarf til að meta fjölbreytileika og margbreytileika sálfræðinnar í dag.
Í hnitmiðuðum köflum er ævi- og sögulegt samhengi einstakra sálfræðinga skoðað ásamt forvísindalegri sálfræði, lífeðlisfræði og sálarlífeðlisfræði, fyrstu þýsku og bandarísku sálfræðistefnunum, hagnýtri sálfræði, atferlishyggju, sálgreiningu, hugrænni sálfræði og fleiru. Fjórða útgáfa A Brief History of Modern Psychology hefur verið endurskoðuð og uppfærð ítarlega með hliðsjón af nýjustu rannsóknum. Þar er meðal annars fjallað á nýjan hátt um tengsl höfuðlagsfræði og nútímataugavísinda, útbreiðslu og hættur gagnslausra meðferða, vinnusálfræði, mannkynbætur, greindarpróf og íþróttasálfræði.
Ítarlegri umfjöllun er meðal annars helguð rannsóknum Hermann von Helmholtz á hraða taugaboða, kenningu Christine Ladd-Franklin um litasjón, kenningu Charles Darwin um náttúruval og víðtæk áhrif hennar á sálfræði, áhrifum Sigmund Freud í Bandaríkjunum, brautryðjendastarfi Charles Henry Turner í samanburðarsálfræði og rannsóknum Evelyn Hooker, sem leiddu til þess að „samkynhneigð“ var fjarlægð úr DSM sem geðröskun.
A Brief History of Modern Psychology sameinar þekkingu á sálfræði samtímans og sögulegt sjónarhorn. Bókin:
- Kynnir æviágrip Wilhelm Wundt, William James, G. Stanley Hall, E. B. Titchener, Mary Whiton Calkins, Sigmund Freud, Leta Hollingworth, B. F. Skinner, Frederic Bartlett og margra annarra áhrifamikilla einstaklinga.
- Skoðar mikilvæga atburði, stofnanir og tímamót í sögu sálfræðinnar, svo sem fjölgun sálfræðirannsóknarstofa um allan heim, hlutverk sálfræðinga í fyrri og síðari heimsstyrjöldinni, rannsóknir Kurt Lewin á félagslegum aðgerðum, þátt sálfræðinga í dómi Hæstaréttar Bandaríkjanna í málinu Brown v. Board of Education, setningu Americans with Disabilities Act og þróun sálfræðinnar sem nútímalegrar fagstéttar.
- Fjallar um hugmyndafræðilegar, tilraunatengdar, hagnýtar og menningarbundnar hliðar nútímasálfræði, þar á meðal hlutverk sálfræðinnar í samfélagsbreytingum.
- Tekur fyrir mikilvæga þróun á tuttugustu öld og í samtímanum, þar á meðal tilurð klínískrar og hugrænnar sálfræði.
- Inniheldur ítarlegan lista yfir frumheimildir og önnur lesefni.
A Brief History of Modern Psychology, Fourth Edition er hnitmiðaður og aðgengilegur valkostur við yfirgripsmiklar alfræðibækur. Hún hentar einkum grunn- og framhaldsnemum í námskeiðum um sögu sálfræðinnar, auk almennra lesenda sem vilja öðlast skilning á fortíð fræðigreinarinnar.
A Brief History of Modern Psychology A concise and accessible survey of the significant figures, concepts, and schools of thought that have shaped modern psychology A Brief History of Modern Psychology is a clear and engaging account of scientific psychology’s origins, evolution, and related professional practice. With a reader-friendly narrative style, author Ludy Benjamin provides the historical and disciplinary context needed to appreciate the richness and complexity of contemporary psychology.
Concise chapters apply biographical and historical context to individual psychologists while exploring pre-scientific psychology, physiology and psychophysics, early schools of German and American psychology, applied psychology, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology, and more. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current scholarship in the field, the fourth edition of A Brief History of Modern Psychology contains new examinations of the connections between phrenology and modern neuroscience, the dangers and proliferation of bogus therapies, industrial psychology, eugenics, intelligence testing, sport psychology, and more.
Expanded coverage includes Hermann von Helmholtz’s research on the speed of nerve conductance, Christine Ladd-Franklin’s theory of color vision, Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and its widespread influence on psychology, Sigmund Freud’s impact in America, Charles Henry Turner’s pioneering work in comparative psychology, and Evelyn Hooker’s work that led to the removal of “homosexuality” as a mental disorder from the DSM.
Integrating knowledge of contemporary psychology with historical perspective, A Brief History of Modern Psychology: Presents biographical information on Wilhelm Wundt, William James, G. Stanley Hall, E. B. Titchener, Mary Whiton Calkins, Sigmund Freud, Leta Hollingworth, B. F. Skinner, Frederic Bartlett, and many other eminent figures Examines important events, organizations, and landmarks in the history of psychology, such as the growth of psychological laboratories around the world, the role of psychologists in World Wars I and II, Kurt Lewin’s social action research, the role of psychologists in the Brown v.
Board Supreme Court decision and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the development of the modern profession of psychology Discusses conceptual, experimental, applied, and popular culture aspects of modern psychology, including the role of psychology in social change Addresses significant twentieth-century and contemporary developments, including the emergence of clinical and cognitive psychology Features an extensive reading list of primary sources, and online resources, and an Instructor's Test Bank with identification, multiple-choice, matching, and essay questions A streamlined, easy-to-use alternative to encyclopedic texts, and perfect for courses that encourage students to read the many primary sources available online, A Brief History of Modern Psychology, Fourth Edition, is a must-have for undergraduate and graduate students in history of psychology courses and an invaluable resource for general readers interested in understanding psycholog's past.
Nánar um bókina
- Wiley Global Education US
- 9781394206650
- 9781394206681
- ePub
- 4
- Ludy T. Benjamin Jr.
- English
- 2023-11-30
- 100
- 10
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Pre-Scientific Psychology
- A Public Psychology
- The Road to Mental Philosophy
- Struggles for the New Science
- References
- 2 Physiology, Psychophysics, and the Science of Mind
- Brain and Nervous System
- Sensory Physiology
- Psychophysics
- References
- 3 Germany and the Birth of a New Science
- Wundt’s Leipzig Laboratory
- Hermann Ebbinghaus and the Study of Memory
- Franz Brentano’s Act Psychology
- Carl Stumpf and the Psychology of Music
- Georg Elias Müller and Memory
- Oswald Külpe and Thinking
- References
- 4 Origins of Scientific Psychology in America
- William James as Psychologist
- G. Stanley Hall and the Professionalization of Psychology
- James McKeen Cattell: Psychology’s Ambassador
- Getting the Word out about a New Science
- References
- 5 The Early Schools of American Psychology
- Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
- The Early North American Psychology Laboratories
- Structuralism
- Functionalism
- The Legacies of Structuralism and Functionalism
- References
- 6 The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America
- The Beginnings of Clinical Psychology
- A Psychology of Business
- Vocational Guidance
- Intelligence Testing
- A Misapplication of Psychology—Galton, Goddard, and Eugenics
- Münsterberg and the Psychology of Law
- The New Profession of Psychology
- References
- 7 Psychoanalysis
- Freud’s Study with Jean-Martin Charcot
- Josef Breuer and the Case of Anna O.
- Psychoanalysis as a Theory of the Normal Mind
- Psychoanalysis as a Theory of the Neuroses
- Psychoanalysis as Method
- Psychoanalysis in America
- The Neo-Freudians
- The Continued Popularity of Psychoanalysis
- References
- 8 Behaviorism
- John Watson and the Founding of Behaviorism
- Neobehaviorism
- A Forgotten Behaviorist and Comparative Psychologist
- Behaviorism: A Final Note
- References
- 9 The New Profession of Psychology
- A Profession Defined
- Experiences in World War I
- Early Organizational Efforts in Professional Psychology
- The Role of Psychological Assessment
- Clinical Psychology
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- School Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- The Modern Profession
- References
- 10 A Psychology of Social Action and Social Change
- The Psychology of Sex Differences
- Kurt Lewin’s Action Research
- Rehabilitation Psychology and the Social Stigma of Disability
- The Psychology of Race
- Homosexuality as a Mental Disorder
- A Final Note
- References
- 11 Cognitive Psychology
- Gestalt Psychology
- Cambridge University and the Constructive Mind
- The Rise of Modern Cognitive Psychology in America
- References
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement