1st Edition
Topics in the History of Psychology Volume I
424 Pages
by
Psychology Press
424 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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First published in 1985. At one end of historical time scale, speculations about psychological processes go back to classical Greek philosophy and beyond. For centuries thereafter, the treatment of psychological subject matter remained largely in the domain of other disciplines, especially philosophy, where it became inextricably interwoven with epistemology. The chapters of this book glance only... Read more
Contents of Volume 2, Preface, 1. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO A HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2. CONDITIONING AND LEARNING, 3. HUMAN LEARNING AND MEMORY, 4. COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY, 5. SENSORY PROCESSES: VISION, 6. TASTE AND OLFACTION, 7. A HISTORY OF PERCEPTION, 8. A HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF THE CORTEX: CHANGES IN THE CONCEPT OF THE SENSORY PATHWAY, AUTHOR INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX
Biography
Gregory A. Kimble Duke University, Kurt Schlesinger University of Colorado
