126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1974, a vigorous debate was in progress among psychologists about the fundamentals of psychology and its future. In particular, the value and reliability of the method of objective experiment in the field of behaviourism was being challenged. The distinguished psychologist R. B. Joynson was at the centre of this controversy, and in this book he argues persuasively that... Read more
Preface. 1. The Layman’s Understanding 2. The Rejection of Mind 3. The Breakdown of Objective Experiment: Outer Conditions 4. The Breakdown of Objective Experiment: Inner Conditions 5. The Return of Mind 6. The Psychologist’s Task. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Robert B. Joynson (1922–2015) studied at the Institute of Experimental Psychology at Oxford. From 1948 onwards he taught at the University of Nottingham, with the exception of one year (1967-68) where he taught at Howard University, Washington D.C. At the time of publication he was Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Nottingham.
