History of Psychology

by David Hothersall, Benjamin J. Lovett

Overview

Hothersall and Lovett's History of Psychology is a lively survey of the evolution of the field from 1850 to the present. Built around the lives of fascinating thinkers who proposed bold new ways of studying human behavior and mental processes, and telling the true stories behind their famous experiments, this textbook provides students with an intimate understanding of how psychology came to be what it is today. Thoroughly updated with the latest historical scholarship, the fifth edition includes greater focus on the contributions of women and people of color, and a new chapter on the late twentieth century and the cognitive revolution. It also features updated pedagogy such as chapter discussion questions and unique archival photographs, while instructor resources include a test bank, lecture slides, and an instructor manual.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108732994
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/24/2022
Edition description:	5th Revised ed.
Pages:	642
Sales rank:	904,644
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

David Hothersall is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the Ohio State University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of psychology at Ohio State since 1971 and at Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Meredith, and York University as well. His aim is to show students that psychology's history is interesting, relevant, and at times even exciting. Hothersall has received a number of Distinguished Teaching Awards, including on two occasions Ohio State's university-wide Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Benjamin J. Lovett is Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he teaches the history of psychology as well as courses in the school psychology program. Much of his research is on issues related to educational testing and clinical assessment, but his personal passion is the history of psychology. His first book, Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities, was published by the American Psychological Association in 2015. He is an active consulting psychologist and works with schools and testing agencies on assessment and disability issues.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Approaching the history of psychology: recurrent questions in psychology; 2. Scientific and philosophical foundations of psychology; 3. Early investigations of the central nervous system and the beginnings of neuroscience; 4. Wilhelm Wundt and the founding of psychology; 5. Wundt's students in the United States: Edward Titchener and Hugo Münsterberg; 6. German psychologists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; 7. Gestalt psychology in Germany and the United States; 8. The evolutionary perspective in Britain: Charles Darwin and Francis Galton; 9. Early Psychology in the United States: James McKeen Cattell, William James, Granville Stanley Hall, and Mary Whiton Calkins; 10. Functionalism at the University of Chicago and Columbia University; 11. Psychoanalysis and the development of clinical specialties; 12. Historical uses and abuses of intelligence testing; 13. The research of Ivan Pavlov and the behaviorism of John B. Watson; 14. Three neo-behaviorist psychologists: Edward Tolman, Clark Hull, and B. F. Skinner; 15. The cognitive revolution and beyond; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Name Index; Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

'Perfect for graduate and undergraduate students, History of Psychology takes readers on a journey from psychology’s roots in philosophy to the field’s contemporary complexities. Hothersall and Lovett use history as a vehicle for answering psychology’s recurrent questions and offer an inclusive and critical view of a scientific discipline that has grown by leaps and bounds since its early days.' Michael Axelrod, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

'Hothersall and Lovett have written a text that contains breadth and depth. Their writing is engaging, interesting, and brings alive the historical underpinnings of modern psychology.' Brian A. Johnson, University of Tennessee at Martin

'The fifth edition is, like prior editions, lively with biographical stories of men such as Wilhelm Wundt, William James, and Edward Tolman and a documenting of the barriers faced by women such as Leta Stetter Hollingworth and Christine Ladd-Franklin. Students will come away from this new edition with an appreciation for the scope of the field, the brilliance and humanity of its leaders, and, too, a humbling appreciation of the role of the zeitgeist in shaping the questions we ask and who gets to ask them.' Kevin Lanning, Florida Atlantic University

'A welcome update, the primary strength of this new edition is the quality of writing and the progression of psychological science from philosophy to physiology to the discipline of psychology. This accessible treatment is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate psychology courses.' Garrett Milliken, College of Charleston

'The authors guide students along an integrative and multi-sub-disciplinary perspective of how each of the schools of thought emerged and how they still influence the modern study of psychology today. A thoughtful and well-articulated approach emphasizing the importance of psychology as an integrative science and applied clinical therapy.' Lorenz S. Neuwirth, SUNY Old Westbury

'This awaited revision will generate significant fascination with psychology’s history. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation of how people and context matter for psychology’s history and future.' Bryan E. Porter, Old Dominion University

'A triumph! With cutting-edge historiography and expansive, stunning discoveries, the fifth edition of History of Psychology brings together the anchors of our past and opens important questions for our collective future.' Richard Ruth, The George Washington University

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