Naming the Mind: How Psychology Found Its Language (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780803977624)

Intelligence, motivation, personality, learning, stimulation, behaviour and attitude are just some of the categories that map the terrain of psychological reality′. These are the concepts which, among others, underpin theoretical and empirical work in modern psychology - and yet these concepts have only recently taken on their contemporary meanings.

This fascinating work is a persuasive explanation of how modern psychology found its language. Kurt Danziger develops an account that goes beyond the taken-for-granted quality of psychological discourse to offer a profound and broad-ranging analysis of the recent evolution of the concepts and categories on which it depends. Danziger explores this process and shows how its conse

Author: Kurt Danziger
ISBN-10: 080397762X
ISBN-13: 9780803977624
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 05/06/1997
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d