ABSTRACT

This third volume in a series devoted to luminaries in the history of psychology--features chapter authors who are themselves highly visible and eminent scholars. They provide glimpses of the giants who shaped modern cognitive and behavioral science, and shed new light on their contributions and personalities, often with a touch of humor or whimsy and with fresh personal insights. The animated style, carefully selected details, and lively perspective make the people, ideas, and controversies in the history of psychology come alive.

The fields touched on in this and other volumes cover all of the subfields of psychology. As such, all volumes of Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology will be of interest to psychologists, as well as scholars in related fields. The resourceful teacher could use a selection of chapters as supplementary readings to enhance almost any course in the discipline. The major purpose of these books is to provide source materials for students and their teachers in undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of psychology. Each of the five volumes in this series contains different profiles thereby bringing more than 100 of the pioneers in psychology more vividly to life.

chapter 1|15 pages

Laurens Perseus Hickok

Philosopher, Theologian, and Psychologist

chapter 2|13 pages

Charles Darwin

Father of Evolutionary Psychology

chapter 4|14 pages

Hermann Ebbinghaus

On the Road to Progress or Down the Garden Path?

chapter 7|14 pages

Kurt Lewin

His Psychology and a Daughter's Recollections

chapter 8|22 pages

Floyd Henry Allport

Founder of Social Psychology As a Behavioral Science

chapter 10|16 pages

Karl Duncker

Productive Problems With Beautiful Solutions

chapter 11|15 pages

Milton Erickson

Scientist, Hypnotist, Healer

chapter 12|12 pages

Zing-Yang Kuo

Radical Scientific Philosopher and Innovative Experimentalist

chapter 13|16 pages

Myrtle McGraw

Pioneer in Neurobehavioral Development

chapter 14|14 pages

Henry W. Nissen

Quiet Comparative Psychologist

chapter 16|15 pages

Burrhus Frederick Skinner

The Contingencies of a Life 1

chapter 17|16 pages

Kenneth W. Spence

Theorist With an Empiricist Conscience

chapter 18|12 pages

David Krech

Scientist and Social Activist

chapter 19|18 pages

Benton J. Underwood

A Tribute of Memories

chapter 20|16 pages

Leon Festinger

Beyond the Obvious