Benjamin History of Psychology 3e: Original Sources and Contemporary Research - Softcover

Benjamin Jr., Ludy T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405177101 ISBN 13: 9781405177108

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 2008

Synopsis

The third edition of A History of Psychology is a highly readable compendium of primary source writings from the founders of psychology and works by more contemporary historians. The revised reader includes 17 new articles, 10 of which were written after 2000. Coverage is universal and global from Locke, Wundt and Skinner to modern scholars such as Henning Schmidgen, Sir Frederic C. Bartlett and George Mandler.

• Introduces students to the philosophy and methods of historical research and writing, linking primary source readings with contemporary articles
• Covers Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and historical treatments of race and gender
• Promotes History of Psychology as an active research specialty
• A perfect compliment to Benjamin′s Brief History of Modern Psychology

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Review:

"Ludy Benjamin has organized a superb collection of readings for the history of psychology, blending outstanding and accessible selections from great authors of the past with excellent historical essays by contemporary researchers. This volume will make an excellent book for any history of psychology course." Henry L. Roediger, III, Washington University in St. Louis

"By allowing psychology′s pioneers to speak in their own voices, supplemented by historical analysis and his own introductions, Ludy Benjamin brings psychology′s history alive. By so doing, Benjamin, a great historian of psychology, illuminates yesterday′s great ideas and their reach into today′s psychological science." David Myers, Hope College

If the history of psychology sounds dry and dull, then you have not yet read the 3rd edition of Ludy Benjamin s edited book. It is a mix of original writing by psychology s greatest thinkers and commentary by contemporary psychologists. History of Psychology: Original Sources and Contemporary Research is fascinating reading for anyone who wants to understand the development of topics as diverse as Freudian notion of repression and application of learning theory to education. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College, 2004 President of the American Psychological Association

Synopsis:

"A History of Psychology" is a unique collection of readings in psychology designed to meet three principal goals: To expose students to primary source readings in psychology (e.g., Locke, James, Freud, Watson, Leta Hollingworth, Skinner); to expose students to some of the best contemporary historical scholarship by active historians of psychology (e.g., Sokal, Leary, Milar, Fancher, Hornstein, Rutherford); and, to provide students with an understanding of the philosophy and methods of historiography. In this third edition, the author directly links the primary source readings with the contemporary research articles so that the two tell a complete and engaging story - for example, students will read John Watson's behaviorist manifesto followed by Franz Samelson's article showing the slow effect of that message in fostering a behavioral 'revolution'.Alone or paired with a narrative text, this updated volume will provide students with an integrated understanding of the history of psychology. Changes for the third edition: More concise with 44 articles; twenty-two articles are new; and, thirteen of the contemporary readings are since 2000.

Specific connections are made between original sources from the founders with the contemporary research.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405177101
• ISBN 13: 9781405177108
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 448