Summaries per chapter with the 5th edition of Pioneers of Psychology by Fancher & Rutherford

Summaries per chapter with Pioneers of Psychology

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  • Introduction to the book Pioneers of Psychology
  • Chapter 0 - Why does one study history of psychology?
  • Chapter 1 - Foundational ideas from the Antiquity
  • Chapter 2 - Philosophy of the mind: what are the thoughts of Descartes, Locke and Leibniz?
  • Chapter 3 - Physiologists of the mind: which important scientists examine the brain in the period between Gall and Penfield?
  • Chapter 4 - The sensing and perceptive spirit: which developments took place in this area in the period between Kant and the Gestalt psychologists?
  • Chapter 5 - How did Wundt develop experimental psychology?
  • Chapter 6 - What is the impact of Darwin's ideas on psychological concepts?
  • Chapter 7 - Measuring the mind: what are Galton's thoughts about individual differences?
  • Chapter 8 - American pioneers: what are the thoughts of James, Hall, Calkins and Thorndike?
  • Chapter 9 - Psychology as behavioural science: how is this area affected by Pavlov, Watson and Skinner?
  • Chapter 10 - Social psychology: how did this psychology develop? The period after Mesmer?
  • Chapter 11 - The mind in conflict: what does Freud's psychoanalysis mean?
  • Chapter 12 - Personality psychology: what are the thoughts of Allport and Maslow?
  • Chapter 13 - The developed spirit: how have Binet and Piaget contributed to the study of intelligence?
  • Chapter 14 - What does cognitive psychology entail?
  • Chapter 15 - What does applied psychology mean?
  • Chapter 16 - What does clinical psychology mean?
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Introduction to the book Pioneers of Psychology
Why does one study history of psychology? – Chapter 0
Foundational ideas from the Antiquity - Chapter 1
Philosophy of the mind: what are the thoughts of Descartes, Locke and Leibniz? - Chapter 2
Physiologists of the mind: which important scientists examine the brain in the period between Gall and Penfield? - Chapter 3
The sensing and perceptive spirit: which developments took place in this area in the period between Kant and the Gestalt psychologists? - Chapter 4
How did Wundt develop experimental psychology? - Chapter 5
What is the impact of Darwin's ideas on psychological concepts? - Chapter 6
Measuring the mind: what are Galton's thoughts about individual differences? - Chapter 7
American pioneers: what are the thoughts of James, Hall, Calkins and Thorndike? - Chapter 8
Psychology as behavioural science: how is this area affected by Pavlov, Watson and Skinner? - Chapter 9
Social psychology: how did this psychology develop? The period after Mesmer? - Chapter 10
The mind in conflict: what does Freud's psychoanalysis mean? - Chapter 11
Personality psychology: what are the thoughts of Allport and Maslow? - Chapter 12
The developed spirit: how have Binet and Piaget contributed to the study of intelligence? - Chapter 13
What does cognitive psychology entail? - Chapter 14
What does applied psychology mean? - Chapter 15
What does clinical psychology mean? - Chapter 16
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