Perspectives in Psychological Experimentation: Toward the Year 2000

This book presents a collection of original papers by authorities with international reputations in various fields of psychology, appraising the past and predicting the future of scientific psychological research. The catalyst for this book was an international conference honoring Gustav A. Lienert held in 1981.

Format: Hardback
Length: 390 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

One response to questions about the future of psychology is to attempt an answer to another question: What have we learned from psychologys past?

Originally published in 1984, this book presents a collection of original papers by authorities with international reputations in various fields of psychology at the time. Contributors were invited to appraise the past of their own research specialties, with an eye toward the future. The emphasis is upon the more scientific areas of psychological research.

The catalyst for this book was an international conference honoring Gustav A. Lienert held in 1981. Psychologists from both Western and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and representing fields as different as psychophysics is from clinical psychology, or animal memory from human decision-making, described their research and argued the prospects for the future of experimental psychology. Most of the arguments found their way into this book, where readers could confront the different viewpoints at the time and those reading it today can see how accurate their predictions were for the future.

The first section of the book focuses on the history of experimental psychology, with contributions from prominent figures such as Wilhelm Wundt, John B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner. These authors discuss the development of experimental methods, the establishment of psychological laboratories.

The second section examines the current state of experimental psychology, with contributions from researchers working in areas such as cognitive psychology, social psychology, and developmental psychology. These authors discuss the latest research findings and the challenges and opportunities for the field in the future.

The third section explores the future of experimental psychology, with contributions from researchers working in emerging areas such as neurobiology, genetics, and artificial intelligence. These authors discuss the potential implications of these fields for psychological research and the challenges and opportunities they present.

Overall, this book provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of the past, present, and future of experimental psychology. It is an essential resource for researchers, students, and anyone interested in the field of psychology.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032631912