{"product_id":"9781394206681","title":"A Brief History of Modern Psychology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of Modern Psychology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLudy T. Benjamin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise and accessible survey of the significant figures, concepts, and schools of thought that have shaped modern psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Brief History of Modern Psychology \u003c\/i\u003eis a clear and engaging account of scientific psychology’s origins, evolution, and related professional practice. With a reader-friendly narrative style, author Ludy Benjamin provides the historical and disciplinary context needed to appreciate the richness and complexity of contemporary psychology. Concise chapters apply biographical and historical context to individual psychologists while exploring pre-scientific psychology, physiology and psychophysics, early schools of German and American psychology, applied psychology, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoroughly revised and updated to reflect current scholarship in the field, the fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Modern Psychology \u003c\/i\u003econtains new examinations of the connections between phrenology and modern neuroscience, the dangers and proliferation of bogus therapies, industrial psychology, eugenics, intelligence testing, sport psychology, and more. Expanded coverage includes Hermann von Helmholtz’s research on the speed of nerve conductance, Christine Ladd-Franklin’s theory of color vision, Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and its widespread influence on psychology, Sigmund Freud’s impact in America, Charles Henry Turner’s pioneering work in comparative psychology, and Evelyn Hooker’s work that led to the removal of “homosexuality” as a mental disorder from the DSM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating knowledge of contemporary psychology with historical perspective, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Modern Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents biographical information on Wilhelm Wundt, William James, G. Stanley Hall, E. B. Titchener, Mary Whiton Calkins, Sigmund Freud, Leta Hollingworth, B.F. Skinner, Frederic Bartlett, and many other eminent figures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines important events, organizations, and landmarks in the history of psychology, such as the growth of psychological laboratories around the world, the role of psychologists in World Wars I and II, Kurt Lewin’s social action research, the role of psychologists in the Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the development of the modern profession of psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses conceptual, experimental, applied, and popular culture aspects of modern psychology, including the role of psychology in social change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses significant twentieth-century and contemporary developments, including the emergence of clinical and cognitive psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an extensive reading list of primary sources, and online resources, and an Instructor’s Test Bank with identification, multiple-choice, matching, and essay questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA streamlined, easy-to-use alternative to encyclopedic texts, and perfect for courses that encourage students to read the many primary sources available online, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Modern Psychology, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a must-have for undergraduate and graduate students in history of psychology courses and an invaluable resource for general readers interested in understanding psychology’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudy T. Benjamin, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. He is a Presidential Professor of Teaching Excellence known for his work in the history of psychology and the teaching of psychology. His numerous publications include \u003ci\u003eFrom Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America \u003c\/i\u003e(with David Baker) and \u003ci\u003eA History of Psychology in Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 December 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394206681\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380510060684,"sku":"9781394206681","price":84.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394206681_595c01cb-e833-426a-a526-f939aeb15838.jpg?v=1780102687","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394206681","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}