Psychology in Historical Context - 9781138683846

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Psychology in Historical ContextTheories and Debates\nAuthor(s): Richard Gross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138683846, 978-1138683846\nSynopsis\nPsychology, the study of mind and behaviour, has developed as a unique discipline in its brief history. Whether as it currently takes place, or how it has been conducted over the past 140 years or so since it became recognized as a separate field of study, there has been constant debate on its identity as a science. \n\nPsychology in Historical Context: Theories and Debates examines this debate by tracing the emergence of Psychology from parent disciplines, such as philosophy and physiology, and analyzes key topics such as:\n\nthe nature of science, itself a much misunderstood human activity often equated with natural science;\n\nthe nature of the scientific method, and the relationship between data gathering and generalization;\n\nthe nature of certainty and object.