The First Century of Experimental Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780367426422 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 720 str.

Elliot Hearst

Opis

This volume, originally published in 1979, commemorates the centennial of experimental psychology as a separate discipline – dated from the opening of Wilhelm Wundt’s laboratory at Leipzig in 1879. Writing in a lively style suitable for non-specialists, the authors provide a general introduction to the history of experimental psychology.

Spis treści

About the Contributors.  Preface.  1. One Hundred Years: Themes and Perspectives Eliot Hearst  2. Social and Intellectual Origins of Experimental Psychology Richard A. Littman  3. Sensation and Perception Julian Hochberg  4. Comparative Psychology and Ethology Gilbert Gottlieb  5. Animal Learning and Behavior Theory Herbert M. Jenkins  6. Motivation Judson S. Brown  7. Emotion George Mandler  8. Human Learning and Memory Charles N. Cofer  9. Cognitive Science Michael I. Posner and Gordon L. Shulman  10. Physiological Psychology Richard F. Thompson and Daniel N. Robinson  11. Developmental Psychology Robert B. Cairns and Peter A. Ornstein  12. Social Psychology Ivan D. Steiner  13. Psychopathology Brendan A. Maher and Winifred B. Maher  14. Experimental Psychology: An Overview William K. Estes.  Name Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Eliot Hearst