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9781405132060
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Blackwell Publishers
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Encyclopaedias & Reference Works
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Paperback
Year
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2006
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In A Brief History of Modern Psychology, Ludy Benjamin, 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.Captures the excitement of this pervasive field that features prevalently in modern mass mediaPresents facts and interesting tidbits about individual psychologists lives and ideas, as well as illuminating tie-ins to the social contexts in which they livedFeatures widely known figures such as William James, Carl Jung, Wilhelm Wundt, G. Stanley Hall, James Catell, John B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner as well as lesser known luminaries such as E.B. Titchener, Mary Calkins, Leta Hollingworth, Kenneth and Mamie Clark, and Helen Thompson WolleyProvides the historical and disciplinary context that will help readers to better understand the richness and complexity of contemporary psychologyIncludes discussions of important events, societies, and landmarks in the history of psychology such as the growth of psychological laboratories in the US, the Thayer Conference (the landmark summit which defined school psychology), Kurt Lewins social action research, and Lewis M. Terman and the Stanford Revision of the Binet-Simon Scale (now the well known, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale)Test Bank for instructors with identification, multiple-choice, matching, and essay questions written by Ludy Benjamin available at .
Author Biography
Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. is Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University and is holder of the Glasscock Professorship and a Presidential Professorship in Teaching Excellence. His numerous publications include From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America (with David Baker, 2004) and A History of Psychology in Letters (second edition 2006, Blackwell).
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