Woody, William Douglas,

A history of psychology : the emergence of science and applications / William Douglas Woody and Wayne Viney. - Sixth Edition. - xxiv, 599 pages ; 26 cm.

Revised edition of the authors' A history of psychology, [2013].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-567) and indexes.

Preface -- Historiographic and philosophical issues -- Critical issues in historical studies -- Philosophical issues -- Ancient psychological thought -- The roman period and the middle ages -- The renaissance -- Modern intellectual developments that contributed to the -- Empiricism, associationism, and utilitarianism -- Rationalism -- Mechanization and quantification -- Naturalism and humanitarian reform -- Psychology from the formal founding in 1879 -- Psychophysics and the formal founding of psychology -- Developments after the founding -- Functionalism -- Behaviorism -- Gestalt psychology -- Gestalt psychology -- Psychoanalysis -- Humanistic psychologies -- Beyond the systems of psychology -- Prospects for the twenty-first century -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.

9781138683716 (hardback : alk. paper) RM506.66


Psychology--Philosophy--History.
Psychology--History.