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The methodologies used to study psychological time, especially the experimental and empirical approaches, are critically important in the scientific analysis of the concept of time. This resource and annotated bibliography provides a current and comprehensive review of the literature on psychological time, and traces the evolution of the concept of time in psychology from ancient to modern periods.
A resource and annotated bibliography which traces the lineage and evolution of the concept of time in psychology from ancient to pre-modern and modern periods with an emphasis on a traditionalist and experimental/empirical approach to the understanding of psychological time. The book describes various physical, philosophical, and psychological theories and definitions of time, and focuses on the methodological concerns of psychologists regarding the scientific investigation of time. In addition to over 1,000 citations and references, this resource contains over 900 current annotated entries. It contains both name and subject indexes and will be of interest to students and faculty in psychology, related fields of study, and academic and selected public libraries.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
PreScientific Accounts of Time
Early Scientific Accounts of Time in Psychology (1860-1910)
Premodern Scientific Accounts of Time in Psychology (1911-1949)
Modern Scientific Accounts of Time in Psychology (1950-1999)
Bibliography of Time Studies in Psychology (1980-1999)
Indexes
About the author
JON E. ROECKELEIN is a Professor of Psychology at Meas Community College in Arizona. He has taught and conducted psychological research for more than 30 years, including research on intelligence systems for the U.S. Army/Department of Defense at the Resources Research Office and Army Research Institute. His earlier books include The Psychology of Humor (Greenwood Press, 2002), The Concept of Time in Psychology (Greenwood Press, 2000) and Dictionary of Theories, Laws and Concepts in Psychology (Greenwood Press, 1998).
Summary
This volume provides a combined resource and annotated bibliography in which an historical account of psychological time is supplemented with a bibliography of time studies in the discipline of psychology.
