Psychology is a relatively recent and rapidly developing discipline. Perhaps the most significant changes have taken place over the last decade. Graham Richards gives historical perspective to key issues in contemporary psychology such as Psychology and Women and Psychology and Race as well as more traditional topics like behaviourism and Gestalt psychology.Putting Psychology in its Place is aimed specially at undergraduate students but will also appeal to postgraduates and academics interested in gaining a broad based,issue led historical perspective to their discipline.
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'I am impressed by this manuscript... Graham Richards has a critical appreciation of a wide range of the most recent historical studies in psychology, and puts this knowledge to effective use.' - Alex Dolby, Centre for History and Cultural Studies of Science, University of Kent
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The first thing likely to strike any new student of Psychology is probably its sheer diversity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Kegan Paul, Cambridge University Press, Industrial Psychology, United States, William James, American Psychology, Second World War, British Psychological Society, Oxford University Press, Race Psychology, New Psychology, Turing Test, World War Two, The Science Museum, African American, Criminal Psychology, Chicago University Press, Chinese Room, World War One, Staffordshire University, Yale University Press, Allen Lane, First World War, Fisher Unwin New!
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The first thing likely to strike any new student of Psychology is probably its sheer diversity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
founding phase, witness reliability, psychological language Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Kegan Paul, Cambridge University Press, Industrial Psychology, United States, William James, American Psychology, Second World War, British Psychological Society, Oxford University Press, Race Psychology, New Psychology, Turing Test, World War Two, The Science Museum, African American, Criminal Psychology, Chicago University Press, Chinese Room, World War One, Staffordshire University, Yale University Press, Allen Lane, First World War, Fisher Unwin New!
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