The Story of Psychology by Morton Hunt (2007, Paperback)

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Synopsis
Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Mesmer, William James, Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Erikson, and Skinner. Each of these thinkers recognized that human beings could examine, comprehend, and eventually guide or influence their own thought processes, emotions, and resulting behavior. The lives and accomplishments of these pillars of psychology, expertly assembled by Morton Hunt, are set against the times in which the subjects lived. Hunt skillfully presents dramatic and lucid accounts of the techniques and validity of centuries of psychological research, and of the methods and effectiveness of major forms of psychotherapy. Fully revised, and incorporating the dramatic developments of the last fifteen years,The Story of Psychologyis a graceful and absorbing chronicle of one of the great human inquiriesthe search for the true causes of our behavior.

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ISBN-10 0307278077
ISBN-13 9780307278074

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Author Morton Hunt
Number Of Pages 896 pages
Publication Date 2007-12-18
Language English
Publisher Random House