Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology

Marc Brysbaert, Kathy Rastle (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

632 Seiten

2012 | 2nd edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-0-273-74367-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The 2nd edition of Historical and Conceptual issues in Psychology offers a lively and engaging introduction to the main issues underlying the emergence and continuing evolution of psychology.

Inhalt

The Wider Picture: Where did it all start?


The scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and its aftermath


18th and 19th century precursors to a scientific psychology


Establishing psychology as an independent academic discipline


Strengthening the scientific standing of psychology: behaviourism and cognitive psychology


The input from brain research


The mind-brain problem, free will and consciousness


How did psychology affect every day life? The history of applied psychology


What is science?


Is psychology a science?


The contribution of quantitative and qualitative research methods


The precarious balance between biological, psychological and social influences


Psychology and society: the socio-political side

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2012
• Verlagsort: Harlow
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 190 x 245 mm
• Gewicht: 1200 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• ISBN-10: 0-273-74367-8 / 0273743678
• ISBN-13: 978-0-273-74367-5 / 9780273743675
• Zustand: Neuware