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A history of psychology : main currents in psychological thought

Thomas Hardy Leahey

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I. BACKGROUND TO PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Psychology, Science, and History: Introduction. 2. Origins of Philosophy, Science, and Psychology: The Classical World. 3. Spirituality and Individualism: The Middle Ages and Renaissance. 4. The Scientific Revolution and the Creation of Consciousness: The Seventeenth Century. 5. Enlightenment and Counterenlightenment: The Eighteenth Century. 6. To the Threshold of Psychology: The Nineteenth Century. II. FOUNDING PSYCHOLOGY. 7. The Psychology of Consciousness: The Founding of Scientific Psychology. 8. Psychology of the Unconscious: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis. 9. The Psychology of Adaptation: Psychology in Evolutionary Context. III. THE RISE OF BEHAVIORALISM. 10. The Conspiracy of Naturalism (1892-1912). 11. The Golden Age of Theory: Behaviorism Ascendant. 12. The Rise of Applied Psychology: Psychology and Society. IV. PSYCHOLOGY SINCE WORLD WAR II. 13. Eclectic Psychology: The Sun Sets on Behaviorism. 14. Years of Turmoil: From Behaviorism to Cognitive Science. 15. Contemporary Psychology: Doubts, Troubles, and Controversies.

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I. BACKGROUND TO PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Psychology, Science, and History: Introduction. 2. Origins of Philosophy, Science, and Psychology: The Classical World. 3. Spirituality and Individualism: The Middle Ages and Renaissance. 4. The Scientific Revolution and the Creation of Consciousness: The Seventeenth Century. 5. Enlightenment and Counterenlightenment: The Eighteenth Century. 6. To the Threshold of Psychology: The Nineteenth Century. II. FOUNDING PSYCHOLOGY. 7. The Psychology of Consciousness: The Founding of Scientific Psychology. 8. Psychology of the Unconscious: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis. 9. The Psychology of Adaptation: Psychology in Evolutionary Context. III. THE RISE OF BEHAVIORALISM. 10. The Conspiracy of Naturalism (1892-1912). 11. The Golden Age of Theory: Behaviorism Ascendant. 12. The Rise of Applied Psychology: Psychology and Society. IV. PSYCHOLOGY SINCE WORLD WAR II. 13. Eclectic Psychology: The Sun Sets on Behaviorism. 14. Years of Turmoil: From Behaviorism to Cognitive Science. 15. Contemporary Psychology: Doubts, Troubles, and Controversies.

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I. BACKGROUND TO PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Psychology, Science, and History: Introduction. 2. Origins of Philosophy, Science, and Psychology: The Classical World. 3. Spirituality and Individualism: The Middle Ages and Renaissance. 4. The Scientific Revolution and the Creation of Consciousness: The Seventeenth Century. 5. Enlightenment and Counterenlightenment: The Eighteenth Century. 6. To the Threshold of Psychology: The Nineteenth Century. II. FOUNDING PSYCHOLOGY. 7. The Psychology of Consciousness: The Founding of Scientific Psychology. 8. Psychology of the Unconscious: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis. 9. The Psychology of Adaptation: Psychology in Evolutionary Context. III. THE RISE OF BEHAVIORALISM. 10. The Conspiracy of Naturalism (1892-1912). 11. The Golden Age of Theory: Behaviorism Ascendant. 12. The Rise of Applied Psychology: Psychology and Society. IV. PSYCHOLOGY SINCE WORLD WAR II. 13. Eclectic Psychology: The Sun Sets on Behaviorism. 14. Years of Turmoil: From Behaviorism to Cognitive Science. 15. Contemporary Psychology: Doubts, Troubles, and Controversies.

Key concepts: Asian psychology, Behaviorism, Theoretical psychology, Critical psychology, Philosophy of psychology, History of psychology, Empirical psychology, Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology

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