History and Systems of Psychology

This classic textbook retains clarity and accessibility in connecting the rich story of psychology's past to contemporary research and applications.

This classic textbook retains clarity and accessibility in connecting the rich story of psychology's past to contemporary research and applications.

1. Past for present: psychology in search of a paradigm; 2. Psychology in the ancient and classical east; 3. Psychological foundations in ancient Greece; 4. From classical Rome to the early middle ages; 5. The reawakening of intellectual life in the Middle Ages; 6. The Renaissance; 7. The emergence of modern science; 8. Sensationalism and positivism: the French tradition; 9. Mental passivity: the British tradition; 10. Mental activity: the German tradition; 11. Romanticism and existentialism in the nineteenth century; 12. Nineteenth century bases of psychology; 13. The founding of modern psychology; 14. American functionalism; 15. The Gestalt movement; 16. Psychoanalysis; 17. Behaviorism; 18. The third force movement; 19. Cognitive psychology; 20. Contemporary psychology; Glossary; Name index; Subject index.