Customer Reviews

A History of Psychology: Ideas and Context (3rd Edition)

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I minored in Psychology in undergrad where I used this book in my History and Systems class. The content is fascinating and well-written. It is printed in columnar format -- 2 columns on each page -- so it is a very easy read, like a magazine article. I enjoyed utilizing this book and referenced it often in my other psych courses.

I bought this text because the newest edition was required for a class and although the newer edition text was included with the class as an online book, I have always found the physical version of a book to be easier to read. History hasn't changed much since this edition was published and it worked just as well as the newer edition.

As a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, I had the priviledge to take classes taught by the authors of the text. Dr. Viney taught History of Psychology, while Dr. King taught Abnormal Psychology. This text was required reading for History of Psychology. At first, I thought, "oh great, he literally WROTE THE BOOK!" The text is thorough and easy to read. Drs. Viney and King lay out the subjects clearly. The subject matter is made "easy to swallow", as the History of Psychology isn't the most exciting subject in the matter of psychology.

I was pleasantly surprised to find my book in my mailbox only a few days after I have ordered it. The website said that it would take about a week longer in the estimate, but I received it far before that. When I opened the package, I was thrilled to find a practically new book with no markings inside of it. I am very impressed and will definitely buy from this seller again!

bought this for a class i was doing independantly. it is an older edition (the class required edition 3) but i finished the coursework with no problem
would recommend to anyone

I used the book for only one month for a summer class yet the binder wasnt so good that i noticed the book wasnt binded together tightly. I would recommend for the distributor and publishing house to take a close look at every books in as far as the quality of the finished product is concerned - before selling it in the market!
Im not happy with the purchase...

It was nice to find this textbook online at Amazon for a better price than in the campus bookstore.