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Introduction: What is psychology?
Date Issued
2024
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge
ISBN
9781032622750
9781032622767
9781032622903
Citation
In Sun, C. T. L.; Chow, J. T. S. (eds.) (2024). Psychology in Asia: An introduction (2nd ed.) (pp. 1-21). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
Chapter 1 traces the historical origins of psychology as an independent field of study. It describes the contributions of structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and humanism to the development of psychology in the West. Contemporary perspectives including biological, evolutionary, behavioral, cognitive, social cognitive, psychodynamic, positive, and sociocultural are also examined. Of particular interest is the development of contemporary psychology in China, Japan, and India. The chapter then proceeds to discuss current areas of research in psychology, including developmental psychology, biological psychology, sensation and perception, cognitive psychology, social psychology, personality, cultural psychology, and psychometrics. The chapter ends with a brief description of careers in psychology.
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