The purpose of Psychologists and Their Theories for Students is to provide readers with in-depth information on major psychological theories, past and present, as well as the people who developed them. Psychologists explains each psychologist’s theories in detail, then analyzes the historical context and critical reaction to the theories. Biographical information is also included. Psychologists is designed to meet the needs of high school and college students in the first two years of study.
Psychologists contains entries on 20 of the most frequently studied or most pertinent psychologists in history. Each entry is accompanied by sidebars containing information on related theories or other psychologists who were close to the subject of the entry, either through proximity or ideology. Photos and charts are included. Entries follow a standard structure and include a personal chronology, list of the subject’s principal publications, sources, and bibliographic information on materials for a student’s further exploration of the subject. The entries are accompanied by a historical overview of the science of psychology, chronology, glossary of terms used in the book, and a general index.