A history of modern psychology

Synopsis

For the history of psychology course in the psychology department, Schultz/Schultz remains the most frequently selected college textbook for the History of Psychology course according to a recent survey of courses. See Hogan et al. "Teaching the History of Psychology: What's Hot and What's Not." Teaching of Psychology, 1998, 25(3), 206-208. Teaching of Psychology is the official journal of Division 2, Teaching of Psychology of the APA.

This book was written to provide a clearly-written, well-organized, user-friendly overview of modern psychology, presenting the evolution of the schools of thought as a continuing story and illustrating their development within the social-intellectual climate of their times (the Zeitgeist) as well as their impact on one another. It personalizes the history of psychology, showing how events in the lives of the influential theorists, researchers, and teachers affected their ideas, approaches and methods. It also describes the rise and importance of applied psychology as a uniquely American form of psychology. It shows how the practical questions and problems that spawned the applied areas we know today provided educational and employment opportunities for women and minority psychologists.