46 b/w photos, 11 tables, 98 figures.
Accessible. Written in an engaging style, the text draws students into the study of the history of psychology and encourages them to reflect upon the discipline.
Current. Updated references in every chapter expose students to multiple viewpoints while providing a starting point for further research.
Canadian. Includes coverage of prominent Canadian psychologists and Canada`s historical contributions to the discipline, ensuring student awareness of this country`s role in the history of psychology.
Important historical connections. The chronological organization highlights links between psychological thinkers and psychologists, their works, and the social factors that influenced their ideas helping students understand how theories emerged and evolved.
Fascinating examples. Revised figures and tables provide students with over 100 interesting examples, including the Golden Section, the Scale of Nature, Pavlov`s experimental apparatus, the visual cliff, Darwin`s finches, and the latest data on the divisions of the American Psychological Association.
Engaging and accessible, this new edition of A History of Psychology chronicles the study of the human mind from ancient times to the present day. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the field, author John Benjafield covers the fascinating history of psychology while also exploring how thinkers and eras are linked to one another. Through precise and clear language, Benjafield chronicles the contributions of scores of psychological thinkers and psychologists-from Pythagoras, Lao-tzu, and Aristotle, to Darwin, Abraham Maslow, B.F. Skinner, and Herbert Simon. The third edition of this acclaimed text integrates the latest scholarship and delivers an up-to-date survey of the theorists whose ideas have shaped, and continue to shape, the study and practice of psychology.