A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes
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"A Little History of Psychology by Nicky Hayes, president of the British Psychological Society, is the opposite of timely, in as much as it starts in the Classical period—far before the field of psychology was ever thought of as ‘psychology’—and runs right into the present. But we love the ‘Little History ‘ series from Yale University Press, and can be sure this will be an evergreen book that will expand your mind and your general knowledge. Hayes steps through various developments in the science, from behaviourism to psychoanalysis, making sure to cover all the key psychological concepts you might meet on a college course as well as bonus extra areas of interest."
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