History of Psychology in Letters

Name: History of Psychology in Letters
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ISBN: 9781405126120

ISBN-10: 1405126124

ISBN-13: 9781405126120

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Ludy T. Benjamin

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The private thoughts, emotions, hopes, and frustrations contained in this collection of letters written by key figures in psychology provide rich insight into the development of the field. From John Locke writing parenting advice in 17th century Holland to Kenneth B. Clark responding to the impact of his research on the 19th century Brown v. Board decision, this book illustrates the history of the psychology in a direct, engaging manner. Uses primary source materials to provide students with a unique view of the story of psychology. Features an introduction to historiography, focusing on how historians use manuscript collections in their work. Includes chapter-opening material that…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Credits



Reading Other People's Mail: The Joys of Historical Research



John Locke as Child Psychologist



On the Origin of Species: Darwin's Crisis of 1858



John Stuart Mill and the Subjection of Women



An American in Leipzig



The Struggle for Psychology Laboratories



William James and Psychical Research



Hugo Munsterberg and the Psychology of Law



A Woman's Struggles for Graduate Education



Titchener's Experimentalists: No Women Allowed



Coming to America: Freud and Jung



The Behaviorism of John B. Watson



Nazi Germany and the Migration of Gestalt Psychology



A Social Agenda for American Psychology



B. F. Skinner's Heir Conditioner



Kenneth B. Clark and the Brown v. Board Decision


References


Index