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The Creation of Scientific Psychology (Paperback)
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The Creation of Scientific Psychology (Paperback)
Series: Scientific Psychology Series
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With an emphasis on developments taking place in Germany during the
nineteenth century, this book provides in-depth examinations of the
key contributions made by the pioneers of scientific psychology.
Their works brought measurement and mathematics into the study of
the mind. Through unique analysis of measurement theory by Whewell,
mathematical developments by Gauss, and theories of mental
processes developed by Herbart, Weber, Fechner, Helmholtz, Muller,
Delboeuf and others, this volume maps the beliefs, discoveries, and
interactions that constitute the very origins of psychophysics and
its offspring Experimental Psychology. Murray and Link expertly
combine nuanced understanding of linguistic and historic factors to
identify theoretical approaches to relating physicalintensities and
psychological magnitudes. With an eye to interactions and
influences on future work in the field, the volume illustrates the
important legacy that mathematical developments in the nineteenth
century have for twentieth and twenty-first century psychologists.
This detailed and engaging account fills a deep gap in the history
of psychology. The Creation of Scientific Psychology will appeal to
researchers, academics, and students in the fields of history of
psychology, psychophysics, scientific, and mathematical psychology.
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