A History of Modern Psychology

A History of Modern Psychology provides a thorough account of the philosophical roots and recent history of psychology. Focusing on the ideas, concepts, and research contributions of pioneer psychologists who worked in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Dr. C. James Goodwin helps undergraduate students connect psychology’s present with its rich past.

Now in its sixth edition, A History of Modern Psychology providesexpanded coverage of the history of the applied areas of psychology, philosophical and physiological antecedents, and significant advancements in the field in the twenty-first century.

C. James Goodwin is Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University, where he taught for 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the author of two undergraduate textbooks.

PREFACE xi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING PSYCHOLOGY'S HISTORY 1

CHAPTER 2 THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT 25

CHAPTER 3 THE SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT 53

CHAPTER 4 WUNDT AND GERMAN PSYCHOLOGY 84

CHAPTER 5 DARWIN'S CENTURY: EVOLUTIONARY THINKING 113

CHAPTER 6 AMERICAN PIONEERS 142

CHAPTER 7 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PSYCHOLOGIES 179

CHAPTER 8 APPLYING THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY 212

CHAPTER 9 GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY 250

CHAPTER 10 THE ORIGINS OF BEHAVIORISM 278

CHAPTER 11 FROM NEOBEHAVIORISM TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 310

CHAPTER 12 MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS TREATMENT 353

CHAPTER 13 PSYCHOLOGY'S PRACTITIONERS 382

CHAPTER 14 PSYCHOLOGY'S ACADEMIC SUBDISCIPLINES 413

CHAPTER 15 PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY 441

REFERENCES R-1

GLOSSARY G-1

INDEX I-1

TIMELINES T-1

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