Beyond individual and group differences human individuality, scientific psychology, and William Stern's critical personalism

The author provides book-length treatment of the concept of human individuality in 20th century scientific psychology highlighting the historical contributions made by the German psychologist and philosopher William Stern (1871-1938).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lamiell, James T. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications c2003.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798011906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The Problem of Individuality and the Historical Emergence of a"Differential" Psychology; 3 - The Narrowing of Perspective in the Proliferation of Standardized Testing and Correlational Research; 4 - The Entrenchment of a "Common Trait" Perspective on Human Individuality; Part Two: Statistical Thinking in Post-Wundtian Psychology; 5 - The Emergence of a "Neo-Galtonian" Framework for Psychological Research: A Historical Sketch
  • 6 - Contemporary "Nomotheticism" Within the Framework of Neo-Galtonian Inquiry. A Methodological Primer7 - Contemporary "Nomotheticism" in Critical Perspective; Part Three: Rethinking the Problem; 8 - An Introduction to Critical Personalism; 9 - Some Models of Personalistic Inquiry in Contemporary Psychology; 10 - Our Differences Aside Persons, Things, Individuality, and Community; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author