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11%OFFRichard J. Herrnstein (Ed.) - A Source Book in the History of Psychology - 9780674824102 - V9780674824102
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A Source Book in the History of Psychology

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Description for A Source Book in the History of Psychology Hardback. Editor(s): Herrnstein, Richard J.; Boring, Edwin G. Num Pages: 658 pages, 46 line illustrations, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.

This is a source book unique in its scope, clarity, and general interest. Its 116 excerpts range in time from Epicurus (ca. 300 B.C.) to the turn of the twentieth century and sometimes, when continuity requires, a little beyond (as to K. S. Lashley, 1929). It includes excerpts from Kepler (1604) on the inverted retinal image, Descartes (1650) on the soul's interaction with the machine of the body, Newton (1675) on the seven colors of the spectrum, Locke (1700) on association of ideas, Whytt (1751) on the spinal reflex, Weber (1834) on Weber's law, Darwin (1859) on evolution, Sechenov (1863) ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
Number of Pages
658
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674824102
SKU
V9780674824102
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About Richard J. Herrnstein (Ed.)
Richard J. Herrnstein was Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Edwin G. Boring was Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Reviews for A Source Book in the History of Psychology
More than a quarter of the articles are translated into English for the first time. A fine, well-balanced contribution to the history of psychology.
Scientific American
This is without any question the best, and perhaps the only really good, selection of primary material relevant to the history of experimental psychology… The principal translators, Mollie D. Boring and Don ... Read more

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