This concise text discusses the history of modern psychology from the late nineteenth century to the end of twentieth century. Among other topics, the book also examines the emergence of a new branch called cognitive psychology.

KEY FEATURES

 The book attempts to place recent history of psychology in the context of the general social and political culture in which it occurs.

 The text presents the material mainly as an organizational account of psychological processes.

 The book traces the evolution of experimental and theoretical psychology.About the AuthorGEORGE MANDLER is distinguished Professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego, and visiting Professor at the University College, London. He is the author of Mind and Emotion, Mind and Body: Psychology of Emotion and Stress; Human Nature Explored; Interesting Times: An Encounter with the Twentieth Century, and other books.