[Review of the book Psychologies of 1925

Abstract

Reviews the book, Psychologies of 1925 by Carl Murchison (Ed.). In this day of many conflicting points of view in psychology it is a valuable service to present in one volume clear statements by those representing various "schools". The Psychologies of 1925 comprises a series of lectures at Clark University known as the Powell Lectures in Psychological Theory. The contributors are Bentley, Dunlap, Hunter, Koffka, Koehler, Prince, McDougall, Watson and Woodworth. The psychologies represented are Behaviorism, Dynamic Psychology, Gestalt, Purposive Psychology, Reaction Psychology and Structural Psychology. To the one already well schooled in psychological theory it would have been more pleasing had all controversy been eliminated but to the student using the book as a means of becoming acquainted with the views of psychology it is well that alleged fallacies of the various schools be pointed out by the opponents of the schools. In the opinion of the reviewer, all of the lectures are worth reading and the book as a whole makes a distinct contribution to the literature of psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)