Short History of British Psychology 1840-1940

Informationen zum Autor L. S. Hearnshaw Zusammenfassung First published in 1964, the British contribution to the dramatic rise of psychology was an exceptionally important one, and had been neglected not only by the public but by British psychologists themselves. The author shows psychology to be an integral part of the scientific, intellectual and social history of the past century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. 1. Bain and his Background 2. Physiological and Abnormal Psychology to 1875 3. Evolution and Psychology 4. Galton and the Beginning of Psychometrics 5. Developments in Neurology and Neurophysiology 6. The Rise of Comparative Psychology 7. The Foundations of Social Psychology 8. Changes in Philosophical Climate 9. Systematic Psychology at the Turn of the Century 10. Abnormal Psychology from 1875 to 1914 11. Experimental and Institutional Beginnings 12. William McDougall (1871-1945) 13. The London School 14. British Psychology between the Wars 15. Applied Psychology. Select Bibliography. Index of Names. Index of Topics.

Product details

• Authors: L.S. Hearnshaw
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367416355
• ISBN: 978-0-367-41635-5
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Psychology Library Editions: History of Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought