Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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Cognition as Intuitive Statistics
1st Edition
By Gerd Gigerenzer, David J. Murray
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1987, this title is about theory construction in psychology. Where theories come from, as opposed to how they become established, was almost a no-man’s land in the history and philosophy of science at the time. The authors argue that in the science of mind, theories are ...
Cognitive Processes in Stereotyping and Intergroup Behavior
1st Edition
Edited
By David L. Hamilton
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1981, this volume brings together contributions by several of the authors whose research had contributed significantly to the recent advances in our understanding of the role of cognitive processes in stereotyping and intergroup behaviour at the time. While each chapter ...
Introduction to Psychotherapy: Its History and Modern Schools
1st Edition
By J. A. Hadfield
January 11, 2017
First published in 1967, the original blurb reads: This book is intended to give the intelligent lay reader a comprehensive view of the subject of psychotherapy, the treatment of nervous disorders by mental means. These disorders are of increasing importance on account of their wide-spread nature ...
Motivation
1st Edition
By Phil Evans
January 11, 2017
The question of motivation in psychology is the fundamental problem of why organisms behave. In this book, originally published in 1975, various theoretical approaches – based on biological needs or on the way we perceive ourselves and our environment – are described and discussed, together with ...
The Psychology of the Movements of Handwriting
1st Edition
By J. Crépieux-Jamin
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1926, this title is a summary in English of the works of the great French graphologist Jules Crépieux-Jamin. He was recognised at the time in France as the first authority on the subject of graphology, but was less well-known in England and America. This title brought his ...
The Science of Philosophy
1st Edition
By F. George
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1981, this book was an attempt to bridge the gap between scientists and philosophers by viewing philosophy, at least in part, through scientific eyes. Professor George is not here concerned with the philosophy of science. Rather he is looking at classical philosophical ...
Working at the Interface of Cultures: Eighteen Lives in Social Science
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Harris Bond
January 11, 2017
Behind the mask of objective science lie the dynamics of what happens to scientists who go to live and work in another culture. Those who work and study in an alien culture often find themselves changed in ways that affect their scientific work. How does this challenge, stimulate, provoke, suggest ...
Nervous Disorders of Women: The Modern Psychological Conception of their Causes, Effects and Rational Treatment
1st Edition
By Bernard Hollander
January 06, 2017
Born in Vienna in 1864, Bernard Hollander was a London-based psychiatrist in the early twentieth century. He is best known for being one of the main proponents of the interest in phrenology at that time. This title, originally published in 1916, looks at ‘the numerous nervous illnesses of women, in...
Archetypes
1st Edition
By Elémire Zolla
December 08, 2016
Man is dominated by his archetypes; they mould not only his history but his dreams. But how are we to define and evaluate them? Is it perhaps possible for us to relate more creatively to them? Originally published in 1981, these are some of the questions raised by this title. To answer them the ...
Chaos and Order in the World of the Psyche
1st Edition
By Joanne Wieland-Burston
December 08, 2016
‘I don’t know what’s the matter with me – everything’s upside down; the whole world seems chaotic’ Chaos may erupt in our lives in many different ways – through death, divorce, conflict with family, friends or colleagues. It is a frightening and negative experience, destabilizing the individual and...
Nervous Breakdown: Its Cause and Cure
1st Edition
By W. Wolfe
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1934, excerpts from the original preface read: "A Nervous breakdown is a terrifying experience. When it occurs, the patient, his family, and often his friends are panic-stricken. No one knows just what to do with the patient, and the patient is incapable of helping himself. ...
Reasoning: Representation and Process: In Children and Adults
1st Edition
Edited
By Rachel Joffe Falmagne
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1975, this volume contains original reports of new models and data in the areas of propositional reasoning, syllogistic reasoning, and transitive inference in children and adults of the time. A wide range of theoretical viewpoints is represented, and an effort is made to ...