Review of Applied psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Applied psychology by Harold Ernest Burtt (1948). Burtt says: "This book is intended for two types of readers the college student who has had an introductory course in psychology and desires orientation toward the science in its practical aspects, and the layman who is concerned with the general scope of applied psychology and possibly with a particular interest in some limited phase of it" (p. vii). The author meets the needs of both audiences very well, for the materials are presented in a straightforward, factual way; and he comes to the assistance of those who have not had an introductory course in psychology by presenting in the second chapter a sort of "reader's digest" of such a course. Most statistical concepts are also avoided, and only those are employed which are essential for a first book in applied psychology. On the whole, the book is a good analysis of some of the more important areas of applied psychology. The addition of questions or other study aids at the end of each chapter would have been welcome for students; and it is unfortunate that no names of authors are given in the index. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)