A Brief History of Psychology

by Michael Wertheimer

This brief, versatile text, written by the son of famous Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, offers an analytical overview of the past 50 years in psychology. It offers clear, succinct presentation of the major events and schools of thought and presents balanced coverage of experimental, applied, and clinical psychology. It can be used on its own or as a supplement to a full-size text or in combination with a history of psychology reader.

Genres: Psychology

171 pages, Paperback

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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