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  title info:
    title: Great psychologists and their times
    sub title: scientific insights into psychology's history
  title info:
    title: PsycBOOKs
  name:
    name part: Simonton, Dean Keith.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: American Psychological Association
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: biography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: dcu
    date issued: 2002
    edition: 1st ed.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xii, 550 pages) : illustrations.
  abstract: This book comprehensively compiles research on the factors that contribute to a psychologist having a high impact on the discipline. Simonton examines those individuals who have contributed most tot he advancement of psychological science. Moreover, these notables are examined from a scientific perspective--especially from the standpoint of the psychology of science. The book integrates all of the relevant research on the psychology of eminent psychologists, from the pioneering work of Francis Galton to work published in the 21st century. Chapters contain examples drawn from the lives and careers of notable psychologists, examining such issues as birth order, intellectual precocity, mentoring, psychopathology, worldview, and aging. Of particular interest are chapters exploring what aspects of the sociocultural context are most conductive to the emergence of illustrious psychologists and how these sociocultural conditions--including political events, economic disturbances, or cultural values--affect not only the magnitude of achievement but also the very nature of that achievement. The findings reviewed lead to suggestions about how best to educate and train both undergraduate psychology majors and graduate students in psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
  table of contents: Preface -- Scientific history of psychology -- Lifetime output of psychologists and their impact on the field -- personal characteristics that contribute to greatness as a psychologist -- Life span development of great psychologists -- sociocultural context of psychological science -- Implications for the field of psychology -- References -- Author index -- Subject index -- About the author.
  note: Dean Keith Simonton.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-518) and index.
  subject:
    topic: Psychologists
    topic: Psychology
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Personality
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
    topic: history
  subject:
    topic: Psychologists
    topic: Psychology
  classification: BF109.A1 S56 2002
  classification: 150/.92/2
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    title info:
      title: Great psychologists and their times (print)
    name:
      name part: Simonton, Dean Keith.
    identifier: (DLC) 2001055302
  identifier: 155798896X (alk. paper)
  identifier: 9781557988966 (alk. paper)
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
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    record creation date: 011026
    record change date: 20260612153409.9
    record identifier: in00003517959