A History of Psychology by D Brett King

A History of Psychology by D Brett King

Showcases the fundamental historical principles that form the bedrock of psychology   A History of Psychology: Ideas & Context, 5/e, traces psychological thought from antiquity through early 21st century advances, giving students a thorough look into psychology’s origins and development. This title provides in-depth coverage of intellectual trends, major systems of thought, and key developments in basic and applied psychology.   MySearchLab is a part of the King/Viney/Woody program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students explore A History of Psychology in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app.   This title is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.

"The authors successfully trace the origins of ideas in psychology, from their roots in ancient thought to modern day schools of thoughtI believe this text promotes a more integrative way of thinking about the history of psychology." - Rebecca Foushee, Fontbonne University

 

"The chronological approach is straightforward and accessible to students." - Matthew Isaak, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 

"[A Hisory of Psychology] helps students examine their own beliefs. It is easy to apply the concepts in the early chapters to relevant, pressing issues affecting science and Psychology." - John Shelley-Tremblay, University of South Alabama

 

 

 

D. Brett King has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder since 1990. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the history of psychology including a book-length biography of the Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, co-authored with Michael Wertheimer. King and his wife, Dr. Cheri King, served as co-archivists for the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. He has won numerous teaching awards and, in 1995, was honored as CU Boulder’s “Best Professor” in a campus-wide student poll conducted by The Colorado Daily, CU Boulder’s campus newspaper.

Wayne Viney is Emeritus Professor and Emeritus University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of psychology and an undergraduate course in the development of scientific thought. Dr. Viney served as the Head of the Psychology Department at Colorado State University from 1967 to 1973 and as Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and Director of the University Core Curriculum in Biology from 1973 to 1976. He received 17 teaching awards while working at Colorado State. He has served as President of Division 26 Society for the History of Psychology of the American Psychological Association and as President of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. He has published extensively in the history of psychology.

 

William Douglas Woody is Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado where he teaches History and Systems of Psychology at the graduate level. He taught History and Systems of Psychology at the undergraduate level at Colorado State University and the University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire. In 2006, he received the Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for the History of Psychology. Additionally, he has received numerous national, university, and college level teaching awards, and including being named Best Professor by the students at two of the three universities where he has taught.

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ISBN 13	9780205963041
ISBN 10	0205963048
Title	A History of Psychology
Author	D Brett King
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	2014-02-07
Number of pages	576
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