Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology

by Gregory A. Kimble (Editor), Michael Wertheimer (Editor), Charlotte L. White (Editor)

Overview

The fifth volume contains 20 figures, including Leibniz, Harry Harlow, Wolfgang Metzger, Mary Ainsworth, and June Etta Downey. Essays, both biographical and professional, run about 20 pages, are proceeded by a visual portrait, and finish with a list of references. Geared toward a general but educated reader. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317783947
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Series:	Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Gregory A. Kimble, Michael Wertheimer, Charlotte L. White

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface. Portraits of the Authors and Editors. G.E. McClearn, A Trans-Time Visit With Francis Galton. B. Ross, William James: Spoiled Child of American Psychology. G.A. Kimble, The Spirit of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. E.G. Beier, Freud: 3 Contributions. L. Furumoto, From "Paired Associates" to a Psychology of Self: The Intellectual Odyssey of Mary Whiton Calkins. A.L. Blumenthal, The Intrepid Joseph Jastrow. R.B. Evans, E.B. Titchener on Scientific Psychology and Technology. E. Scarborough, Continuity for Women: Ethel Puffer's Struggle. E.R. Hilgard, Harvey Carr and Chicago Functionalism: A Simulated Interview. R.L. Thorndike, Edward L. Thorndike: A Professional and Personal Appreciation. I.E. Alexander, C.G. Jung: The Man and His Work, Then and Now. C.L. Brewer, Perspectives on John B. Watson. M. Wertheimer, Max Wertheimer: Modern Cognitive Psychology and the Gestalt Problem. G.A. Kimble, Psychology From the Standpoint of a Mechanist: An Appreciation of Clark L. Hull. H. Gleitman, Edward Chace Tolman: A Life of Scientific and Social Purpose. S.A. Shields, Leta Stetter Hollingworth: "Literature of Opinion" and the Study of Individual Differences. R. Sherrill, Jr., Natural Wholes: Wolfgang Köhler and Gestalt Theory. C.N. Cofer, General Anthroponomy and Its Systematic Problems: A Tribute to Walter S. Hunter. M. Henle, Systems as Reconceptualizations: The Work of Edna Heidbreder. D. Bruce, Integrations of Lashley. K.L. Chatelaine, Harry Stack Sullivan: The Clinician and the Man. K. Schlesinger, Robert Choate Tryon: Pioneer in Differential Psychology.

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-one figures from the history of psychology are profiled, with attention to their personal, scholarly, and professional lives. Among those portrayed are Upham, von Helmholtz, Robertson, Stumpf, M<:u>ller, Spearman, M<:u>nsterberg, Terman, Bartlett, Horney, Sumner, Heider, Schneirla, Hathaway, Hooker, Beach, Hovland, Cook, Sperry, Eysenck, and Koch. Contributors are all psychologists themselves. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"...clearly an original and interesting approach to historiographical writing in psychology...."
—Contemporary Psychology

"...contains a nice mix of approaches and styles....An excellent volume for academic libraries with general psychology collections for advanced undergraduates and above."
—CHOICE

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