In the relatively short history of psychology as a science, our
understanding of human behavior, cognition, emotion, and perception
has moved forward in leaps and bounds. This knowledge is frequently
applied today to help make improvements in people's lives, from
more effective therapies for the mentally ill to educational
strategies to increased work productivity. But if we step back in
time only a few decades, we find psychologists playing a key role
in a very different effort: the attempt to support racist and
sexist attitudes and policies with results from experiments and
other forms of research. This book provides a window into this
period, reprinting over 20 journal articles from the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with commentary from noted
educators Abramson and Lack. Will we continue to twist science to
fit our preformed beliefs or can we learn from the mistakes of our
past? "This is an important contribution to the literature in
psychology regarding a very uncomfortable time in our history. I
applaud the authors for taking on this challenging topic and
shining light on this dark time in the history of social science."
Dr. Robert Mather, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology,
University of Central Oklahoma
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