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Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

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Description for Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology Paperback. .
This book covers key movements that helped to shape psychology - from the early philosophical debate between rationalism and empiricism or realists and antirealists through to the emergence of psychology as a science and the ongoing debates about `objectivity' and `truth' and what a science of psychology should be. Often nuanced and complex, the author examines major conceptual issues in the history of psychology that continue to be debated and influence public policy and lay understanding. The latter stages of the book explore notions of individuality, hereditarianism, critical psychology, and feminist perspectives. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
676g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473916166
SKU
V9781473916166
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About Brad Piekkola
Brad received his PhD from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada in 1989. His doctorate was in Personality/Theory. He taught Introductory Psychology, History of Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Personality, and Theoretical Psychology at Vancouver Island University from 1989 until his retirement in 2015.

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Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology by Brad Piekkola provides the student with the backdrop against which the discipline of psychology has emerged, including its most challenging conceptualisations: mind and body, nature and nurture, free will and determinism. The narrative account from past to present and the engagement with approaches from dominant to critical is expertly balanced for those ... Read more

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