Review of: Psychology and History

Reviews the book, Psychology and History by Harry Elmer Barnes (1925). The author brings to this study the rich experience of the historian and the sociologist who has been influenced also by stimulating contact with the late President G Stanley Hall of Clark University. The book presents "a se...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1925-12, Vol.9 (4), p.439-440
Main Author: Smith, Edwin B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
History of Psychology
Human
Social Psychology
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Summary:Reviews the book, Psychology and History by Harry Elmer Barnes (1925). The author brings to this study the rich experience of the historian and the sociologist who has been influenced also by stimulating contact with the late President G Stanley Hall of Clark University. The book presents "a serviceable summary of the major developments in social psychology which are significant for the historian," and for the psychologist "a review of the efforts which have been made by historians to apply psychological methods and data to the interpretation of the history of man and human culture". To the psychologist, this study presents a summary of the work of those who have tried to utilize psychological contributions in producing historical writing; and to the historian, it lends encouragement to apply the principles of psychology to the interpretation of the past for the understanding of the present.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/h0066421