A Brief History of Psychology

by Michael Wertheimer

This brief, inexpensive text offers the utmost in flexibility in teaching the history of psychology. Used as a stand-alone text or with readers, this engaging book is noted for its analysis of the scientific and philosophical emergence of the field. Readers appreciate the book’s balanced coverage of experimental, applied, and clinical psychology, as well as the clear and succinct presentation of the field’s major events and schools of thought. This edition features an expanded pedagogical program with bolded terms, a complete glossary, more illustrations, and web-based instructional materials including Power Points, a test bank, discussion questions, and more. Extensively updated throughout, this edition Used independently or as a supplement with readers, this brief text is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of psychology. Due to its brevity and engaging style, the book is often used in introductory courses to introduce students to the field. The enormous index and substantial glossary make this volume a useful desk reference for the entire field.

Genres: Psychology

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather dry. If you like history than this would be appealing, but I much prefer to learn about the systems and paradigms. His concluding chapter was also rather discouraging. What is in the future for psychology?

[Adrienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a textbook and required reading for a class. Overall, I enjoyed reading it and found that it offered some different perspectives on the major figures of psychology than I was previously familiar with.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was really good for a "brief" history, which is what it states itself to be. Only goes up to about the 1970s.

[Matthew Mckinney · Rating 4 out of 5]

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