| A History of Modern Psychology Contributor(s): Saugstad, Per (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107109892 ISBN-13: 9781107109896 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 7.37" W x 10.27" (2.95 lbs) 570 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A History of Modern Psychology provides students with an engaging, comprehensive, and global history of psychological science, from the birth of the field to the present. It examines the attempts to establish psychology as a science in several countries and epochs. The text expertly draws on a vast knowledge of the field in the United States, England, Germany, France, Russia, and Scandinavia, as well as on author Per Saugstad's keen study of neighboring sciences, including physiology, evolutionary biology, psychiatry, and neurology. Offering a unique global perspective on the development of psychology as an empirical science, this text is an ideal introduction to the field for students and other readers interested in the history of modern psychology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saugstad, Per: - Per Saugstad was a Norwegian psychologist. He served as professor of psychology at the Universitetet i Oslo from 1967 until 1990, when he retired. |