Over the past century, various men and women have forged psychology into a dynamic science, leaving behind a rich legacy of innovative research and theoretical perspectives. The volumes in the Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology series chronicle the lives of these giants in the field and outline their influences on psychology today. The aim of this book is to promote psychology's appreciation of these sometimes neglected giants in the field. Through the examination of these individuals, the readers will come to understand specific schools, fields, and perspectives in psychology, and will gain an appreciation of how psychology has evolved, in both methodology and focus, over the years.
Copublished by American Psychological Association and Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Preface
Portraits of the Editors and Authors
- Laurens Perseus Hickok: Philosopher, Theologian, and Psychologist
—John K. Bare - Charles Darwin: Father of Evolutionary Psychology
—R. Bruce Masterton - Leipzig, Wilhelm Wundt, and Psychology's Gilded Age
—Arthur L. Blumenthal - Hermann Ebbinghaus: On the Road to Progress or Down the Garden Path?
—C. Alan Boneau - Alfred Binet, General Psychologist
—Raymond E. Fancher - L. L. Thurstone's Vision of Psychology As a Quantitative Rational Science
—Lyle V. Jones - Kurt Lewin: His Psychology and a Daughter's Recollections
—Miriam A. Lewin - Floyd Henry Allport: Founder of Social Psychology As a Behavioral Science
—Daniel Katz, Blair T. Johnson, and Diana R. Nichols - The Legacy of Jean Piaget
—Edward Zigler and Elizabeth Gilman - Karl Duncker: Productive Problems With Beautiful Solutions
—D. Brett King, Michaella Cox, and Michael Wertheimer - Milton Erickson: Scientist, Hypnotist, Healer
—Harold Schiffman - Zing-Yang Kuo: Radical Scientist Philosopher and Innovative Experimentalist
—Gilbert Gottlieb - Myrtle McGraw: Pioneer in Neurobehavioral Development
—Thomas C. Dalton and Victor W. Bergenn - Henry W. Nissen: Quiet Comparative Psychologist
—Donald A. Dewsbury - Carl Rogers and the Culture of Psychotherapy
—Martin Lakin - Burrhus Frederick Skinner: The Contingencies of a Life
—Daniel W. Bjork - Kenneth W. Spence: Theorist With an Empiricist Conscience
—Gregory A. Kimble - David Krech: Scientist and Social Activist
—Nancy K. Innis - Benton J. Underwood: A Tribute of Memories
—Joel S. Freund - Leon Festinger: Beyond the Obvious
—Jack W. Brehm
Index
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