The Greatest Minds in Psychology: 50 Ideas that Changed the World

by Jeremy Stangroom

Overview

50 Key Psychology Ideas in Under 500 Words

Inquire into Introspection, sort out your Behaviorism from your Cognitivism, and brush up on everything from Conditioning to Split Brains and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy.

Fifty groundbreaking advances in the science of the mind are carefully considered, each explained in less than 500 words. The world’s greatest psychologists, including James, Freud and Jung, are vividly brought to life in the timeline of human endeavor, showcasing their brightest ideas and greatest achievements.

Presented chronologically, everyone who’s anyone from classical figures to contemporary scientists, from Skinner and Chomsky to Klein and Maslow are showcased. Plus there are features on key themes such as the ignoble savage, nature versus nurture and introspection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435163041
Publisher:	Metro Books
Publication date:	12/28/2016
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

JEREMY STANGROOM is a social scientist, with a PhD from the London School of Economics. He founded The Philosophers’ Magazine, one of the most widely read philosophy periodicals in the world, and is the author of Einstein’s Riddle, Is Your Neighbour A Zombie?, and Would You Eat Your Cat?