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HOP Reading Suggestions

Sources on Teaching History of Psychology

Created by: Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

  • History of Psychology 101 — Devonis, D.C. (via Amazon)
  • History of Psychology 101 — Devonis, D.C. (via Springer Publishing)
  • Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology (5th Edition ) — R. Fancher and A. Rutherford
  • A Brief History of Modern Psychology (3rd Edition ) — Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.
  • A Brief History of Psychology (5th Edition) — Michael Wertheimer
  • A Conceptual History of Psychology — John D. Greenwood
  • A History of Modern Psychology in Context — Wade Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford
  • A History of Modern Psychology (5th Edition) — C. James Goodwin
  • A History of Modern Psychology (10th Edition) — Duane P. Schultz
  • A History of Psychology: From Antiquity to Modernity — Thomas Leahey
  • A History of Psychology in Letters — Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.
  • Even the Rat was White: A Historical View of Psychology — Robert V. Guthrie
  • Evolving Perspectives on the History of Psychology — Wade E. Pickren and Donald A. Dewsbury
  • From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America — Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. and David B. Baker
  • Models of Achievement: Reflections of Eminent Women in Psychology — Editor: Agnes N. O'Connell
  • Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology — Editors: Gregory A. Kimble, Charlotte White, Michael Wertheimer, C. Alan Boneau, Donald Dewbury, Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr., and Wade Pickren

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