Purchase
Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century
W. W. Norton
February 2005
On Sale: February 1, 2005
274 pages
ISBN: 0393326551
EAN: 9780393326550
Paperback (reprint)
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction
Through ten examples of ingenious experiments by some of
psychology's most innovative thinkers, Lauren Slater traces the
evolution of the century's most pressing concerns—free will,
authoritarianism, conformity, morality. Beginning with B. F.
Skinner
and the legend of a child raised in a box, she takes us from
a deep
empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and
disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the
validity of
psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic
journals
and textbooks, these often daring experiments have never
before been
narrated as stories, full of plot, wit, personality, and
theme.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
| 
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy