History of Psychology 101

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8261-9569-2
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 326 g

Reihe: The Psych 101 Series

Spanning the modern development of psychological science and practise-the era most relevant to today's psychologists-this concise overview of psychology's history focuses on how the field has striven to make a positive impact on society and the individuals within it. It not only examines, decade by decade, the key developments in psychology, but goes beyond the usual ""schools and systems"" approach to illuminate not just how psychological theories developed but how they have been applied and practised. The text is unique in its focus on connecting the historical development of psychology to present concerns in the field, thus making the information more relevant to today's student.

Woven throughout the book is a thread of optimism regarding the value of psychological ideas for the betterment of humanity. The book considers how psychology has informed-and been influenced by-social and cultural concerns of the past century. Each chapter highlights a theme that typified the science and practise of psychology in a particular era, along with a ""historical centerpiece"", an examination of an exemplary psychologist or psychological work that typified the field's development during that time period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Devonis, David C.

Über Autor(innen)

David Devonis, PhD, is Professor and programme coordinator of Psychology at Graceland University (IA) where he teaches a full spectrum of courses on campus and online, from introductory psychology to advanced seminars in health and environmental psychology. He has served as the Treasurer of Cheiron, the International Society for the History of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Devonis also sits on the steering committee of the Iowa Teachers of Psychology Association. He has published peer-reviewed articles in such publications as Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, The Feminist Psychologist, and the Annals of Theoretical Psychology. He has also contributed articles to such reference works as the APA's Encyclopedia of Psychology (2000), Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers (2005), the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2007), and the Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories (2011), as well as serving as an Associate Editor for the upcoming APA Biographical Companion. His particular areas of research interest are the influence that environments have had in the history of psychology and the work of the American psychologist Paul Everett Meehl (1920-2003), who was an early proponent of what would become evidence-based practises in psychology.

James C. Kaufman is an Associate Professor at the California State University at San Bernardino, where he is also the director of the Learning Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Cognitive Psychology, where his mentor was Robert J. Sternberg. Kaufman has authored more than 100 papers and written or edited 12 books, including the recent International Handbook of Creativity (with Sternberg; Cambridge, 2006), and Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development (with Baer; Cambridge, 2006). Kaufman was recently named a co-editor of the official journal for APA's Division 10, Psychology, Aesthetics, and the Arts. He received the 2003 Daniel E. Berlyne Award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association for outstanding research by a junior scholar and has served as a Member at Large for Division 10. He has received awards for his professional contributions from CSUSB's psychology department and their college of social and behavioural sciences.