The Story of Psychology, Updated Revised Edition by Morton Hunt


The Story of Psychology, Updated Revised Edition
Title : The Story of Psychology, Updated Revised Edition
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ISBN : 9780307278074
ISBN-10 : 978-0307278074
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback
Number of Pages : 877 pages
Publication : Anchor

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 Psychology is a graceful and absorbing chronicle of one of the great human inquiriesthe search for the true causes of our behavior.

The Story of Psychology, Updated Revised Edition Reviews

  • Kevin Currie-Knight

    I am a Professor of Education who teaches (among other things) classes on learning theory and education psychology. I use this book as a very helpful resource and came quite close to assigning it for a class on learning theory. Why? Well, first, Hunt provides a very

  • Eggleston

    This book is an exploration; i.e. a first delving into a subject that one knows little about. Also for those who think they know something from reading pop explanations of psychology, but never really read the founding manuscripts. It starts with philosophy, because the

  • Mark Stavig

    Today, a junior majoring in both psychology and philosophy thanked me profoundly for the Introductory Psychology course he took with me as a first year student; Hunt's book was our text. Reading Hunt's book cover to cover, he said, and being held responsible for its entire

  • Michael S.

    Although a nice overview of the history of psychology, Morton Hunt's Story of Psychology isn't objective or serious enough to be considered a seminal work in the social science. To his credit, however, he does attempt to take an increasingly drab subject matter and bring it

  • Alex

    I'm only past page 200 so far. I have to say that this book adds really great historical perspective when discussing the various psychologists and their theories. I used to think Sigmund Freud was a quack, but I really came to understand that Freud was a serious thinker:

  • northern californian

    I chose four stars because for the most part it is a good book and I use it with my students. However I took one star off because it is a bit too biased towards a certain type of scientific view of psychology. Don't get me wrong. I consider myself to be a psychological

  • Richard Peterson

    I guess some of the other reviewers didn't like Hunt's proclivity to characterize important psychologists but for me this is one of the aspects of this book that make it great. Yes, I think this book is great. Any book that can span over two thousand years of thinking and

  • Heather

    I am not a typical fan of historical psychology. As a psychology major I have heard about Freud just too many times!! But I did enjoy the way Hunt set this book up. While psychology history is still not my thing, I did enjoy the read than a typical text book.

  • IPS

    The most detailed account of the history of psychologyfrom early philosophers to modern day cognitive scientists. Ideal for anybody having an interest in man's search for the true causes of human behavior.

  • Taha

    Je trouve passionant de découvrir l'histoire des grands influenceur de la psychologie. Livre en bon état