A Brief History of Psychology

by Michael Wertheimer

Book Overview

This brief, inexpensive text offers great flexibility in teaching the history of psychology. Used as a stand-alone text or with readers, this engaging book is noted for its analysis of the scientific... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155079972
• ISBN13: 9780155079977
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Probably the Best Little Book on Psychology There is

I was assigned this book for a graduate class on the history of psychology I took a few years ago at the University of Southern California. I've moved on to my next degree in clinical psychology and have read many more lengthy books since then. Whertheimer's book presented itself once again to me when my father recently asked if I could recommend one book to define what psychology is all about.The discipline of psychology receives many false reprehensive parading from the outlook of pop-culture, which have misled the lay person. Despite differing views, the history of any subject provides a solid, undisputable source to comprehend it. That is why among all the other books I've read on psychology this one stands out as being the most definitive. Even among other books concerning the history of psychology, this one summarizes the complex philosophical, theoretical, experimental, political, and biographical constituents of the enterprise so concisely that it can be read in one sitting. You can't ask for a much better little book to accomplish such an overbearing task. For its meager size this book offers immense knowledge.

concise overview, useful

Starts with "Preexperimental Psychology" and runs through Wundt, James, and the 20th century schools of psychology to end with cognitive and humanistic approaches. I used this book to fill in gaps in my knowledge while studying for a Psychology GRE. I've used it since then to brush up when I teach introductory psychology. It's excellent for these purposes. A concise overview, just what the title advertises.