1st Edition

The First Century of Experimental Psychology

Edited By Elliot Hearst Copyright 1979
724 Pages
by Routledge

724 Pages
by Routledge

724 Pages
by Routledge

This volume, originally published in 1979, sponsored by the Psychonomic Society (the North American association of research psychologists), commemorates the centennial of experimental psychology as a separate discipline – dated from the opening of Wilhelm Wundt’s laboratory at Leipzig in 1879. Each major research area is surveyed by distinguished experts, and the chapters treat historical... Read more

About the Contributors.  Preface.  1. One Hundred Years: Themes and Perspectives Eliot Hearst  2. Social and Intellectual Origins of Experimental Psychology Richard A. Littman  3. Sensation and Perception Julian Hochberg  4. Comparative Psychology and Ethology Gilbert Gottlieb  5. Animal Learning and Behavior Theory Herbert M. Jenkins  6. Motivation Judson S. Brown  7. Emotion George Mandler  8. Human Learning and Memory Charles N. Cofer  9. Cognitive Science Michael I. Posner and Gordon L. Shulman  10. Physiological Psychology Richard F. Thompson and Daniel N. Robinson  11. Developmental Psychology Robert B. Cairns and Peter A. Ornstein  12. Social Psychology Ivan D. Steiner  13. Psychopathology Brendan A. Maher and Winifred B. Maher  14. Experimental Psychology: An Overview William K. Estes.  Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Eliot Hearst