A History of Modern Psychology

by Duane P. Schultz and Sydney Ellen Schultz

Book Overview

History doesn't have to be dull, and this book is living proof with coverage of interesting topics ranging from the controversial use of IQ tests at Ellis Island to the psychodynamics of gum chewing.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495097993
• ISBN13: 9780495097990
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Needs update but is solid.

A bit outdated but overall a good structure filled with pretty interesting figures from throughout the history of psychology. Like any good history book it certainly sheds light on the now. The book outlines the different schools of thought as different roads leading away from Wilhelm Wundt and of course those schools having their own paths that descend from them. As these schools are introduced, the authors take us through a who's who of that particular movement. As it does so, the core concepts from each of those figures is presented. Why those ideas, experiments and applications are explored it does create a hunger for more. Dense and fact filled. It left me with an appreciation of some of the figures I hadn't learned about previously and intend to dive deeper into their biographies. Needs an update but is solid.

Surprisingly Interesting

This is the only textbook I have ever read from cover to cover. I can't say I have been the most devoted of students throughout my educational career; however, the information provided in this book is both interesting and useful. I teach General Psychology at the community college level. I have been able to integrate the juicy psychologist drama from this book in an almost gossipy format that has helped interest my students. The information provided in this book definitely goes above and beyond any of my expectations for a "history" book!

you have to buy

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Great resource

Anyone intersted in Psychology should get this book, very informative and if used for a class, it is just what you need.

Nice Overview of Psychology's Past, Present, and Future

This book was used for one of my classes this past fall. It is very readable, and all of the names that you learn in psych classes actually become people, characters in the development of this ever-broadening field. I thought it was a great start to get psychology students more interested in the people who came before them.

Adequate, yet not overbearing summation of modern psychology

Schultz and Schultz offer a wonderful summation of the history of psychology. Many history of psychology texts are large and burdensome, but Schultz and Schultz sift out the waste and offer the facts. Interesting anecdotes about psychology's pioneers are offered, and the social climate surrounding the perspectives of each school of thought is also mentioned. All in all, this is a great book to have in the collection for the average historian of psychology. The authors, unfortunately, do present the information in a rather bland display. More color and layout effect would be useful and appealing. Furthermore, the chapter on the impact of women and minorities in psychology should not just be thrown on the end of the book ... it should be integrated throughout. Other than those two drawbacks, however, the book is wonderfully done.