Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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The Hidden Costs of Reward: New Perspectives on the Psychology of Human Motivation
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel J. Basta, David Greene
June 15, 2017
Originally published in 1978, this volume provided a broad survey of the latest research and theory, at the time, concerning the potential detrimental effects of inappropriate uses of tangible rewards to modify behaviour. Overall, this research questions the dominant paradigm within which ...
The Psychology of the Learning Group
1st Edition
By John McLeish, Wayne Matheson, James Park
June 15, 2017
Originally published in 1973, this work takes a hard look at the claims made for the small group as a learning medium (lecture, structured discussion, ‘sensitivity’, training groups etc.). Various theories of group dynamics, leadership function and learning process are looked at critically on the ...
A Lexicon of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Jessica Kuper
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1988, this volume provides a broad and eclectic view of psychological theory, methods and practice, covering not only the main branches of academic psychology but also psychiatry, psychoanalysis and other psychotherapies. Although some research and practices will inevitably ...
An Image Darkly Forming: Women and Initiation
1st Edition
By Bani Shorter
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1987, a well-known Jungian analyst, the late Bani Shorter writes here about how women are initiated into becoming themselves. Her book was an important contribution to the field of analytical psychology at the time, as well as to the increasingly popular study of women’s ...
An Outline of Abnormal Psychology
1st Edition
By William McDougall
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1926, a complement to the author’s Outline of Psychology, this book surveys the field of neurotic and mental disorders in so far as they are not due to gross organic lesions. It discusses this principal types of mental process that are abnormal or disorderly in the sense ...
Attitudes and Decisions
1st Edition
By J Richard Eiser, Joop Pligt
January 11, 2017
The concept of attitude has long been a central part of social psychological theories. It is important in other disciplines too, such as economics, business studies, politics and sociology. Originally published in 1988, the authors of this text show how attitudes and motives are crucial in human ...
Child Trauma Handbook: A Guide for Helping Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents
1st Edition
By Ricky Greenwald
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 2005, the Child Trauma Handbook is a user-friendly manual that teaches a comprehensive, research-based, phase-model approach to trauma-informed treatment for children and adolescents. Both new and experienced clinicians will find clear explanations and tips for making the ...
Cognition as Intuitive Statistics
1st Edition
By Gerd Gigerenzer, David J. Murray
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1987, this title is about theory construction in psychology. Where theories come from, as opposed to how they become established, was almost a no-man’s land in the history and philosophy of science at the time. The authors argue that in the science of mind, theories are ...
Cognitive Processes in Stereotyping and Intergroup Behavior
1st Edition
Edited
By David L. Hamilton
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1981, this volume brings together contributions by several of the authors whose research had contributed significantly to the recent advances in our understanding of the role of cognitive processes in stereotyping and intergroup behaviour at the time. While each chapter ...
Introduction to Psychotherapy: Its History and Modern Schools
1st Edition
By J. A. Hadfield
January 11, 2017
First published in 1967, the original blurb reads: This book is intended to give the intelligent lay reader a comprehensive view of the subject of psychotherapy, the treatment of nervous disorders by mental means. These disorders are of increasing importance on account of their wide-spread nature ...
Motivation
1st Edition
By Phil Evans
January 11, 2017
The question of motivation in psychology is the fundamental problem of why organisms behave. In this book, originally published in 1975, various theoretical approaches – based on biological needs or on the way we perceive ourselves and our environment – are described and discussed, together with ...
The Psychology of the Movements of Handwriting
1st Edition
By J. Crépieux-Jamin
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1926, this title is a summary in English of the works of the great French graphologist Jules Crépieux-Jamin. He was recognised at the time in France as the first authority on the subject of graphology, but was less well-known in England and America. This title brought his ...