Motives and Mechanisms: An Introduction to the Psychology of Action

by Rom Harré, David Clarke, Nicola De Carlo

Book Overview

As the first introductory statement of the 'new psychology', Motives and Mechanisms, originally published in 1985, aims to bring the study of human action to the forefront of the subject. Like any science, the practice of psychology is very much influenced by the hidden assumptions of its practitioners. The argument put forward in this important text shows how these assumptions can be brought out by comparing psychology with the natural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138947768
• ISBN13: 9781138947764
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"