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This new biographical dictionary provides a critical analysis of the influences and reception of over 500 people who have made a significant contribution to the field of psychology.
Written by an international team of contributors, this volume charts the development of the practice of psychology worldwide from its emergence in the 1850s up to the present day. Entries provide accounts of the latest, most influential names in the field as well as seminal historical figures. Entry subjects include: * Chris Argyris * Donald Broadbent * Kay Deaux * Leon Festinger * Sigmund Freud * Erich Fromm * Francis Galton * Eleanor Gibson * Doreen Kimura * Ulric Neisser * Jean Piaget *Herbert A. Simon * B.F. Skinner * Amos Tversky.
Structure: Introductory biographical details covering main fields of interest, nationality, principal appointments, etc. are followed by bibliographic information on principal publications and a critical appraisal of the major achievements, influences and reception of the psychologist's work. Readers can access information quickly and easily through four extensive, thoroughly researched indexes clearly arranged by names, institutions, American Psychological Association subject divisions, and key concepts.