A history of psychology /
John G. Benjafield.
- Fourth edition.
- Ontario : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- xiv, 514 p. : ill. b&w ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ch. 1. Psychology and History -- Ch. 2. Touchstones: The Origins of Psychological Thought -- Ch. 3. Touchstones: From Descartes to Darwin -- Ch. 4. The Nineteenth-Century Transformation of Psychology -- Ch. 5. Wundt and His Contemporaries -- Ch. 6. William James -- Ch. 7. Freud and Jung -- Ch. 8. Structure or Function? -- Ch. 9. Behaviourism -- Ch. 10. Gestalt Psychology and the Social Field -- Ch. 11. Research Methods -- Ch. 12. Theories of Learning -- Ch. 13. The Developmental Point of View -- Ch. 14. Humanistic Psychology -- Ch. 15. Cognitive Psychology -- Ch. 16: The Future of History of Psychology.
A History of Psychology explores the fascinating story of psychology as a discipline while also discussing how thinkers and eras are linked to one another. Placing historical events within philosophical, social, and cultural contexts, this text invites students to develop a full understanding of how the field of psychology developed and is practiced today.