Thompson / Hogan / Clark Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5525-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day.
* Covers the first research published in Germany, America, and France during the late 19th century
* Examines the work and influence of key international scholars in the area
* Incorporates the contributions of psychologists from diverse backgrounds
* Pays attention to the historical research on development in adulthood and old age
* Highlights the relationship between the growth of developmental psychology and renewed interest in child-rearing practices

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Dennis

Hogan, John D.

Clark, Philip M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vi
Acknowledgments ix
1 Establishing a Background for Developmental Psychology 1
2 Granville Stanley Hall and the Founding of DevelopmentalPsychology 18
3 Additional Contributors and Contributions during the ChildStudy Era 34
4 Foundations for a Modern Science: The Laura SpelmanRockefeller Memorial and Developmental Psychology after World War I57
5 Mainstream Advances in Developmental Psychology from the 1920sto the 1940s 77
6 Representative Theories of Development 102
7 The Origins of Life-Span Developmental Psychology 124
8 Nature, Nurture, and the Concept of Intelligence 143
9 Applications of Developmental Psychology: Advice to Parentsand Teachers 170
10 Critical Developments since World War II 195
Index 213

Über Autor(innen)

Dennis Thompson is Professor Emeritus in educationalpsychology at Georgia State University. He has written widelyon cognitive development during adulthood and the history ofpsychology and is the author of more than 50 publications.. Theseinclude A History of Developmental Psychology inAutobiography (edited with John D. Hogan, 1996) and ClassicFilms for Psychology (2006). He is editor of The Journal ofGenetic Psychology.
John D. Hogan is Professor of Psychology at St. John'sUniversity in New York. He is a fellow of the AmericanPsychological Association and has been president of two of itsdivisions - the Society for General Psychology and InternationalPsychology. His previous books include International psychology:Views From Around the World (edited with Virginia S. Sexton,1992) and A History of Psychology in Autobiography (editedwith Denis N. Thompson, 1996).
Philip M. Clark is an emeritus professor of psychology atOhio State University. He is a fellow of the Association forPsychological Science and of the American Educational ResearchAssociation. He has had extensive editorial experience, hasserved as co-editor of Genetic, Social, and General PsychologyMonographs, and is currently a consulting editor for the Journal ofGenetic Psychology.