Advances in the History of Psychology

How comparative psychology lost its soul: Psychical research and the new science of animal behavior

A new piece in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences will interest AHP readers. “How comparative psychology lost its soul: Psychical research and the new science...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2020 3:59 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Chemically Imbalanced: Everyday Suffering, Medication, and Our Troubled Quest for Self-Mastery

AHP readers may be interested in the recent book Chemically Imbalanced: Everyday Suffering, Medication, and Our Troubled Quest for Self-Mastery by Joseph E. Davis. The book is described as follows: Everyday suffering—those conditions or feelings brought...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2020 6:25 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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‘Polynesians’ in the Brazilian hinterland? Sociohistorical perspectives on skulls, genomics, identity, and nationhood

AHP readers may be interested in a forthcoming piece in the journal History of the Human Sciences: “‘Polynesians’ in the Brazilian hinterland? Sociohistorical perspectives on skulls, genomics, identity, and nationhood,” by Ricardo Ventura...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2020 5:22 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Parallel Development of James J. Gibson’s Ecological and Paul M. Fitts’s Information Processing Approaches to Perception and Performance

AHP readers may be interested in a recent piece in the Spring issue of The American Journal of Psychology: “Parallel Development of James J. Gibson’s Ecological and Paul M. Fitts’s Information Processing Approaches to Perception and...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2020 8:19 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Aeon: The dark shadow in the injunction to ‘do what you love’

Now on Aeon is a piece that will be of interest to AHP readers. In “The dark shadow in the injunction to ‘do what you love’” Kira Lussier writes, The 1960s, renowned as a decade for social experimentation, was also an era when corporations...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2020 6:45 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Midlife Crisis: The Feminist Origins of a Chauvinist Cliché

AHP readers will be interested in Susanne Schmidt’s new Midlife Crisis: The Feminist Origins of a Chauvinist Cliché. The book is described as follows: The phrase “midlife crisis” today conjures up images of male indulgence and irresponsibility—an...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2020 5:08 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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March issue of History of Psychiatry

The March issue of History of Psychiatry is now online. Full issue details follow below. “Janet–Schwartz–Ellenberger: the history of a triangular relationship through their unpublished correspondence (1926–48),”by Florent Serina. Abstract...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2020 7:11 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Psychology from the Margins, Vol. 2

The next issue of the open-access journal Psychology from the Margins is now available. Full details below. “Introduction,” by Caitlin Martin-Wagar & Stefan Jadaszewski. Welcome to the second issue of Psychology from the Margins! The second...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2020 6:05 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New Book – Radical Treatment: Wilder Penfield’s Life in Neuroscience

AHP readers may be interested in a new book Radical Treatment: Wilder Penfield’s Life in Neuroscience. Richard Leblanc’s new book is described as follows: Wilder Penfield (1891-1976) is famous for his contributions to the understanding of...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2020 5:46 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey

AHP readers will be interested in Henry Cowles’ just released The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey. The book is described as follows: The idea of a single scientific method, shared across specialties and teachable...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2020 10:35 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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New Website: História da Psicologia

AHP readers may be interested in a new Portuguese language website dedicated to the history of psychology. You can explore the website here: https://historiadapsicologia.com.br/ Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2020 8:45 PM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Spring Issue of Revista de Historia de la Psicología

AHP readers will be interested to know that the Spring Issue of Revista de Historia de la Psicología is now online. Full titles, authors, and abstracts follow below: “La evaluación psicotécnica de los enfermeros psiquiátricos en España (1930-1972...

Published Thu, Apr 09 2020 5:19 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Inhibition and metaphor of top-down organization

A piece now in press at Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences may be of interest to AHP readers: “Inhibition and metaphor of top-down organization,” Roger...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2020 5:48 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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The Science of Evil on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4’s Archive on 4 has just aired an episode on the Holocaust and social psychology: “The Science of Evil.” As the programme describes: How attempts to understand the Holocaust created a science – social psychology. This...

Published Sun, Jan 26 2020 11:06 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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Forthcoming in History of Psychiatry: Harlow, Bowlby, and Bettelheim; Freud on Alice of Battenberg; and More

A number of articles now forthcoming in History of Psychiatry may be of interest to AHP readers. Details about the pieces, all online now, follow below. “The nature of love: Harlow, Bowlby and Bettelheim on affectionless mothers,” Lenny van...

Published Sun, Jan 26 2020 10:39 AM by Advances in the History of Psychology

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How comparative psychology lost its soul: Psychical research and the new science of animal behavior

Chemically Imbalanced: Everyday Suffering, Medication, and Our Troubled Quest for Self-Mastery

‘Polynesians’ in the Brazilian hinterland? Sociohistorical perspectives on skulls, genomics, identity, and nationhood

Parallel Development of James J. Gibson’s Ecological and Paul M. Fitts’s Information Processing Approaches to Perception and Performance

Aeon: The dark shadow in the injunction to ‘do what you love’

Midlife Crisis: The Feminist Origins of a Chauvinist Cliché

March issue of History of Psychiatry

Psychology from the Margins, Vol. 2

New Book – Radical Treatment: Wilder Penfield’s Life in Neuroscience

The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey

New Website: História da Psicologia

Spring Issue of Revista de Historia de la Psicología

Inhibition and metaphor of top-down organization

The Science of Evil on BBC Radio 4

Forthcoming in History of Psychiatry: Harlow, Bowlby, and Bettelheim; Freud on Alice of Battenberg; and More