In
A Brief History of Modern Psychology 2nd Edition, Ludy Benjamin, a leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879. In engaging prose, this book weaves together the historical and disciplinary context that will help readers to better understand the richness and complexity of contemporary psychology. In the Second Edition, personality, social, and developmental psychology are expanded upon, providing balanced coverage of these three topics.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Preface x
1 Pre–Scientific Psychology 1
2 Physiology, Psychophysics, and the Science of Mind 20
3 Germany and the Birth of a New Science 38
4 Origins of Scientific Psychology in America 58
5 The Early Schools of American Psychology 77
6 The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America 98
7 Psychoanalysis 118
8 Behaviorism 139
9 The New Profession of Psychology 160
10 A Psychology of Social Action and Social Change 182
11 Cognitive Psychology 203
Epilogue 224
References 229
Index 244
