A History of Psychology by John G Benjafield
Twenty-five years of teaching the history of psychology has culminated in Benjafield's engaging text, which combines a thorough overview of pre-20th century developments with a major focus on advances that took place within this century. A new level of comprehensiveness is reached in separate chapters on the history of developmental psychology, the history of methodology, William James, humanistic psychology, and cognitive psychology. While covering the major figures in the historical development of psychology (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Darwin), Benjafield also acknowledges key influences such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Lao-Tsu, and Isaac Newton, and several often-neglected women such as Christine Ladd-Franklin, Eleanor Gibson, Edith Kaplan, and many others. In addition, the unusually large number of figures and graphs included in the book help students create a visual picture of how psychology has evolved and enhance Benjafield's multidimensional presentation of the material.John G. Benjafield is Professor Emeritus from Brock University, where he taught cognition and the history of psychology for over thirty years. Benjafield received his Ph.D. in psychology from Brandeis University in Massachusetts, USA, and is currently a fellow of both the Canadian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. His extensive curriculum vitae includes writing both Cognition and A History of Psychology for Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780205154036 |
| ISBN 10 | 0205154034 |
| Title | A History of Psychology |
| Author | John G Benjafield |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education (US) |
| Year published | 1996-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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