TY - BOOK AU - Brennan,James F. TI - History and systems of psychology SN - 0138574189 U1 - 150.9 PY - 1998/// CY - New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall KW - Psychology KW - History KW - Philosophy N1 - Pt. 1. Psychology’s historical foundation -- Ch. 1. Introduction: Past and present -- Ch. 2. Psychological foundations in Ancient Greece -- Ch. 3. From Rome through the middle ages -- Ch. 4. The reawakening of intellectual life -- Ch. 5. The emergence of modern science -- Ch. 6. Sensationalism and positivism: The French tradition -- Ch. 7. Mental passivity: the British tradition -- Ch. 8. Mental activity: the German tradition -- Ch. 9. Competing models of psychology -- Ch. 10. Nineteenth-century bases of psychology -- Ch. 11. The founding of modern psychology -- Pt. 2. Twentieth-century systems of psychology -- Ch. 12. American functionalism -- Ch. 13. The gestalt movement -- Ch. 14. Psychoanalysis -- Ch. 15. Early behaviorism -- Ch. 16. Later behaviorism -- Ch. 17. The third force movement -- Ch. 18. Contemporary trends: neofunctionalism -- Ch. 19. Epoligue N2 - Comprehensive yet accessible, a classic survey of the history and systems of psychology – from pre-Socratic philosophers to contemporary contributions from cognitive science and neuroscience is presented. Part I traces psychology's historical foundations from its beginnings to its emergence as a formal discipline in the 1870s. Part II deals with the major twentieth-century systems of psychology. Is ideal for those without an advanced academic background in history, philosophy, or biology ER -