accomplishments of psychology through the lives of the men and women who pioneered the seminal theories driving
the discipline. The successes and failures of these distinguished psychologists provide a thorough and complete
history of the field and show students its relevance to contemporary psychology.
New to This Edition
- This edition reflects the most current scholarship and research on the history of psychology. Of the 250 new
references and citations, 145 are to papers published from 1995 to 2002.
- New supplements include a custom website with student study guide and research links, as well as an Instructor's
CD ROM with test questions.
- Careful attention is paid to previously neglected contributors to the history of psychology, especially women
and minority psychologists, highlighting the formidable difficulties and barriers they faced.
- More emphasis is given to biological pioneers, including Vesalius, Harvey, Golgi, and Cajal.
Introduction
Chapter 1 Psychology and the Ancients
Chapter 2 Philosophical and Scientific Antecedents of Psychology
Chapter 3 Early Studies of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 4 Wilhelm Wundt and the Founding of Psychology
Chapter 5 Edward Titchener and Hugo Munsterberg
Chapter 6 German Psychologists of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Chapter 7 Gestalt Psychology in Germany and the United States
Chapter 8 The History of Clinical Psychology and the Development of Psychoanalysis
Chapter 9 Darwin, Galton, Cattell, James, and Hall
Chapter 10 Functionalism at the University of Chicago and Columbia University
Chapter 11 Historical Uses and Abuses of Intelligence Testing
Chapter 12 The Research of Ivan Pavlov and the Behaviorism of John B. Watson
Epilogue
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