A Student's Guide to Psychology (Isi Guides to the Major Disciplines) [Paperback]

Daniel Robinson (Author)

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Series: Isi Guides to the Major Disciplines | Publication Date: August 2002

Psychology is frequently the most popular major on campus, but it can also be the most treacherous. In this guide, Daniel N. Robinson surveys the philosophical and historical roots of modern psychology and sketches the major schools and thinkers of the discipline. He also identifies those false prejudices 151 such as contempt for metaphysics and the notion that the mind can be reduced to the chemical processes of the brain 151 that so often perplex and mislead students of psychology. He ends by calling for psychology to investigate more intensively the problems of moral and civic development. Readers will find Robinson s book to be an important orientation to this culturally influential field. Author: Daniel N. RobinsonPages: 70, PaperbackPublisher: Christendom Press ISBN: 1-882926-95-1

Product Details

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute; 1st edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882926951
• ISBN-13: 978-1882926954
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Overview of Psychology as a Whole, January 4, 2009

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Matthew J. Summers (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Student's Guide to Psychology (Isi Guides to the Major Disciplines) (Paperback)

This book offers an excellent orientation to phychology:
the history of psychology dating back to ancient Greece
the main branches of study (behaviorism, genetics, neuroscience,etc..)
the key thinkers in each branch
the interconnection between branches

Like all good writing should be, it is very easy to read and follow but very dense with information.

My greatest praise for this book is the perspective that Daniel Robinson maintains on psychology as a whole. He very cleary shows the tendency of each branch of phychology to attemt to reduce the whole of psychology to itself, e.g. neuroscience says that psychology is nothing more than brain chemicals, behaviorism says that psychology is nothing more than conditioning, etc.. He maintains perspective on the role of each branch within the whole of psychology.

This is an overview for beginners or those seeking a general understanding, not an in depth study of any branch in particular. It is also important to note that this book studies psychology from a Western perspective, and as such makes little note of any contributions from Eastern thinkers.

I highly recommend this book to those thinking about going into the study of psychology, or those wanting a broader understanding of the subject as a whole.