A History of Modern Experimental Psychology: From James and Wundt to Cognitive Science

by George Mandler

Book Overview

The evolution of cognitive psychology, traced from the beginnings of a rigorous experimental psychology at the end of the nineteenth century to the "cognitive revolution" at the end of the twentieth, and the social and cultural contexts of its theoretical developments.

Modern psychology began with the adoption of experimental methods at the end of the nineteenth century: Wilhelm Wundt established the first formal laboratory in 1879; universities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026251608X
• ISBN13: 9780262516082
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher