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Emphasizing the historiographic and the philosophical, this textbook traces the history and development of psychology and its theories from ancient times to the contemporary era. Chapters focus on distinct periods and movements, including the Roman period and middle ages, the Renaissance, empiricism and utilitarianism, rationalism, mechanization and quantification, naturalism, psychophysics, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and humanistic psychologies. The contributions of prominent individuals are highlighted throughout. Viney teaches at Colorado State University. King teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A History of Psychology: Ideas and Context, Third Edition, is a comprehensive history of psychology tracing psychological thought from ancient times through late twentieth-century developments. The reader is presented with a framework for interpreting the pedagogy of philosophy through the development of historiography and philosophical problems in the opening chapters. The book gives in-depth coverage to the intellectual trends that preceded the formal founding of psychology, coupled with an analysis of the major classical systems of thought and the key developments in the history of basic and applied psychology. The final epilogue focuses on the major trends in psychology in the latter half of the twentieth century. Designed for anyone interested in the history of psychology, systems of psychology or systematic psychology.
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