Hughes, Brian M. creator text bibliography enk Harlow, England New York Pearson 2011 monographic eng

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xv, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Explaining people : theoretical psychology throughout the ages -- Ways of knowing : the scientific method and its alternatives -- From philosophy to laboratory : the arrival of empirical psychology -- The evolution of measurement : from physiognomy to psychometrics -- The behaviourist revolution : actions as data -- The cognitive revolution : the metaphor of computation -- Neuroscience and genetics : 21st century reductionism? -- Can psychology be scientific? -- Subjectivist approaches to psychology -- The problem of consciousness -- Science since the 20th century : postpositivism and postmodernism -- Relativism, constructivism and their implications for psychology -- The future of psychology -- And finally, before the exam--. Brian M. Hughes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Psychology History Psychology Philosophy BF81 .H796 2011 150 9780273737285 (pbk.) 2011019425 DLC 110516 20180117085951.0 16781736