A History of Modern Psychology

A History of Modern Psychology provides students with an engaging, comprehensive, and global history of psychological science, from the birth of the field to the present. It examines the attempts to establish psychology as a science in several countries and epochs. The text expertly draws on a vast knowledge of the field in the United States, England, Germany, France, Russia, and Scandinavia, as well as on author Per Saugstad's keen study of neighboring sciences, including physiology, evolutionary biology, psychiatry, and neurology. Offering a unique global perspective on the development of psychology as an empirical science, this text is an ideal introduction to the field for students and other readers interested in the history of modern psychology.

• | Author: Per Saugstad
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 08, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 572 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Psychology
• | ISBN-10: 1107525462
• | ISBN-13: 9781107525467