Review of Psychologies of 1930

Abstract

Reviews the book, Psychologies of 1930 by Carl Murchison (see record 2006-07559-000 ). Describes psychological theories that were evolving in 1930. The book describes the differences and similarities among these theories. The first section is concerned with Hormic Psychology. Section Two investigates "Act" psychology and associationism. In the third section functionalism is discussed. The fourth section is concerned with "psychological theories of those whose training background was structuralism." Configurational psychology is represented in the fifth section by Koehler, Koffka and Sander. The sixth section deals with the Russian psychologies. Behaviorism is the topic of the seventh section. The eighth section deals with reaction psychology, while the ninth is concerned with dynamic psychology. In the tenth section, the "factor" school of psychology is represented. Analytic psychology is the topic of the eleventh section. The last section of the work is devoted to "some of the problems fundamental to all psychology." In addition to the systematic papers there are editorial contributions to the volume which make it more valuable. Photographs of all the contributors are assembled in a preliminary section. Complete name and subject indexes make the work extremely useful for reference. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)