History of Psychology

A Cultural Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8058-5786-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Sonstiges, Englisch

The Instructor’s Resource CD, written by the text author, includes class activities and demonstrations, suggestions for small group and class discussions, a list of films and videos related to the material in each chapter, and a test bank with objective and essay questions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Boyle, Cherie G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Geschichte der Psychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Origins of Psychological Thought: Why Do Other People Have Such Bizarre Beliefs and Behave So Strangely? From Greek Philosophy to the Middle Ages: What and How Do We Believe? From an Age of Spirits to Humanism: How Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? The Birth of Science: Is There Anything You Cannot Doubt? Philosophical Answers to Psychological Questions: If a Tree Falls in the Forest and There Is No One Around to Hear It, Does It Make a Sound? Physiological to Experimental Psychology: Can Consciousness Be Inspected? A Divided Discipline: What Is the Function of Mind? A Science of Behavior: Is Consciousness a Myth? Paradigms Proliferate: Is There an Unconscious Mind? Age of Theory: Why Are There So Many Different Psychological Theories? When Motivation Is the Question: Why Do We Do What We Do? The Mind Returns: What Questions Are Psychologists Exploring Now?