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
Published: 11/08/2018
Pages: 572
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781107525467

About the Author
Saugstad, Per: - Per Saugstad was a Norwegian psychologist. He served as professor of psychology at the Universitetet i Oslo from 1967 until 1990, when he retired.