Böcker i Foundations of Psychology-serien

Considers friendships and more intimate relationships including why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go.

This book, originally published in 1976, documents the idiosyncracies and foibles of the scientific process as a field of endeavour. A new introduction updates such aspects of academia as politics and tenure, publication and power relations, science studies and constructivist inquiry, and what have come to be called the "science wars".

This classic work, first published in German in 1926, was the first comprehensive introduction to the field of comparative developmental psychology. In her new prologue to this reprint of the revised edition, Franklin sketches the key events in Werner's life, the major themes in his concept, and relevant issues for today's scholars.

The decade of the 1960s witnessed early attempts to create a unified science-profession of clinical psychology. Following in the path of these efforts, Donald Peterson set out to write what he describes in his new introduction as a 'manifesto' for a 'scientifically grounded, practically effective professional psychology.'

This resource incorporates descriptions of both major and minor behavioral assessment techniques written by their leading proponents and practitioners in the field. A new preface by the editors contributes to the book's currency.