Review of The Definition of Psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, The Definition of Psychology by Fred S. Keller (1937). This book accomplishes what it was intended that it should accomplish. It leads to an adequate definition of what psychology is in terms of what psychologists do, and the material is presented in such a way that college sophomores can understand it. The approach to the definition is historical and touches upon the most important events and people. The text of this book covers 106 pages and is followed by references which may be consulted by those students who wish to go more completely into the subject. Undoubtedly, this is simplifying the subject and a great many details are omitted, but what is presented here makes a complete story in itself and makes it available to many more students than the previous, more detailed histories of psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)