History of Psychology Links Page

History of Psychology Links Page


Links on History of Psychology as a Field:

  1. Today in the History of Psychology. Provides an entertaining way to learn about important events in the history of psychology. Pick any date. Uses the APA Historical Database.

  2. APA Div. 26 History of Psychology Resources. Gives links to various sources of information on the history of psychology.

  3. Intern. Soc. for History of Behav. & Soc. Sciences. Cheiron is the name for this international society. Provides links to various resources in the history of the social and behavioral sciences.

  4. History of Instrumentation in Psychology. Provides pictures and descriptions of apparatus used in the history of psychology.

  5. History of Psychology Time Line. Events in the history of psychology.

Links on Multiple Topics:

  1. D. Chalmers, Philosopher, on Consciousness. Presents some new and old philosophical issues relevant to the psychology of mind, consciousness, and artificial intelligence.

  2. D. Dennett, Philosopher, on Mind. Home page for Dennett, author of recent work Darwin's Dangerous Idea, provides link to Tufts Center for Cognitive Studies.

  3. Classics in History of Psychology. Provides useful excerpts from many historical writings in psychology, from Plato to James and Freud.

  4. Behavioral, Social, Cognitive, and Psychoanalytic Links. Multiple links to various 20th century developments in psychology.

Links on Focused Topics:

  1. Peter Abelard's Philosophy. Information about the life and work of Peter Abelard.

  2. More on Peter Abelard. More about Peter Abelard.

  3. LaMettrie's Philosophy. Includes excerpts from LaMettrie's famous 1748 work L'Homme Machine.

  4. Intelligence and Testing Controversies. Gives outline of testing developments and controversies within the study of intelligence.

  5. William James. Gives information on the life, the writings, and the ideas of James, as well as links to other sites pertaining to James.

  6. Ludwig Wittgenstein. Provides background, chronology, and links on Wittgenstein and related material.

  7. More on Wittgenstein. More information on Wittgenstein's ideas.

  8. Mind and Body. Gives much information on mind-body issues, from Descartes to William James.

  9. Life and Career of Nietzsche. Provides biography, bibliography, and material for teaching about Nietzsche's work. Lists organizations, books, and on-line information. <

  10. Wundt and James Discussion of Wundt and James as pioneers of the new psychology.

  11. Wilhelm Wundt Psychological topics considered by Wundt.

  12. A History of Hypnosis. Gives information on history and phenomena of hypnosis.

  13. Charles Darwin. Gives a short biography and background on Darwin.

  14. German Physiologists & Psychologists ca. 1860. Gives basic background on German physiologists and psychologists of the time around 1860, including Fechner, Helmholtz, and Wundt.

  15. Tolman's Behaviorism. Tolman takes issue with John Watson's behaviorism and discusses the possibility of a non-physiological behaviorism.

  16. Cognitive Maps in Rats and Men. Describes maze-learning experiments and evidence for concept of cognitive maps. Includes the Tolman-Honzik research.

  17. Scatter diagrams: Galton and Pearson. Illustrates Pearson's early study using scatter diagrams to examine the correlation between heights of fathers and children.

  18. Schopenhauer. Life and work of Schopenhauer.

  19. History of Work on Intelligence. Interactive map of research and writing on the topic of intelligence.

And, for something different...

  1. Le Poulet Gauche. Considers itself a guide to the historical, cultural, and daily life of 16th century France. Invites participation in this "historical recreation." Provides lots of history in an entertaining manner.

  2. Glass Bead Game. Describes a forum and context for the unfolding of Hesse's metaphor of a glass bead game (i.e., manipulation of symbolic forms of knowledge). Also, sells books.

  3. What is the Glass Bead Game? Describes the essense of the game and provides links to sites that illustrate variants of the game.

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Last updated on 13 JAN 2012.