This textbook traces the history of psychology from the ancient Greeks to the present, with chapters discussing the major schools of thought, important developments, and the contributions of particular theorists. Among those discussed are Aristotle, empiricism and positivism, rationalism, romanticism and existentialism, the rise of experimental psychology, the rise of mental testing, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology, psychobiology, and cognitive psychology. Hergenhahn taught at Hamline University. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

A former chair of Hamline's psychology department at Hamline University, Dr. Hergenhahn has been awarded for excellence in teaching, has authored several widely adopted textbooks and numerous journal articles.

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