History Of Modern Psychology 5e

Goodwin, C. James

ISBN 10: 1118833759 / ISBN 13: 9781118833759

Published by Wiley (edition 5), 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History Of Modern Psychology 5e
• Publisher: Wiley (edition 5)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118833759
• ISBN 13: 9781118833759
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The enhanced 5^th Edition of Goodwin's series, A History of Modern Psychology, explores the modern history of psychology including the fundamental bases of psychology and psychology's advancements in the 20^th century.

Goodwin's 5^th Edition focuses on the reduction of biographical information with an emphasis on more substantial information including ideas and concepts and on ideas/research contributions.

About the Author

C. James Goodwin is an emeritus professor at Wheeling Jesuit University, where he taught for 30 years before taking an early retirement. He is currently residing in the mountains of North Carolina and is Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master's and PhD in experimental psychology from Florida State University, specializing in memory and cognition. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Divisions 2 (teaching) and 26 (history). His research interests on the empirical side are in the area of cognitive mapping, wayfinding, and spatial cognition, but his prime interest is in the early history of experimental psychology in the United States. He is the author of two undergraduate textbooks, one in research methods (Research in Psychology: Methods and Design) and one in the history of psychology (A History of Modern Psychology)