Psychology

L. Dodge Fernald is Senior Lecturer on Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling/ Clinical Psychology from Cornell University and has served as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Madrid and as a Visiting Professor at Cornell University. He was the Assistant Dean of the Masters of Liberal Arts Program at the Harvard Extension School until summer 2001. His basic textbook, Introduction to Psychology, that went through several editions with Houghton Mifflin and Prentice Hall and he has written other books for Erlbaum (The Hans Legacy: A Story of Science) and Macmillan (Walking Tour of Walden Two, with a Foreword by B. F. Skinner). He has received the Petra T. Shattuck Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Harvard Extension School, and he is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Division Two - Society for the Teaching of Psychology. His areas of interest include psychological measurement, clinical practice, and the educational implications of psychology.

1. An Emerging Science The Founding of Psychology The Work of Psychology Scope of Modern Psychology 2. Research Methods The Research Challenge Experimental Methods Descriptive Methods Analysis of the Data 3. Biological Psychology Origins of Biological Psychology The Nervous System Organization of the Brain The Cerebral Cortex Modern Biomedical Therapy Commentary and Critique 4. Psychoanalysis Background of Psychoanalysis Structure of Personality Development of Personality Expressions of the Unconscious Psychoanalysis as a Therapy Commentary and Critique 5. Behaviorism Beginnings of Behaviorism Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Two-Factor Theory Behavior Modification Commentary and Critique 6. Humanistic Psychology Rise of Humanistic Psychology Three Human Characteristics Influence of Early Experience Philosophical and Practical Issues Person-Centered Therapy Commentary and Critique 7. Cognitive Psychology Foundations of Cognitive Psychology Sensation and Perception Processes in Memory Thought and Language The Cognitive Therapies Commentary and Critique 8. Evolutionary Psychology Roots of Evolutionary Psychology Evolution of Sexual Behavior Adaptations in Parenting Dispositions in Group Living Promoting Behavioral Change Commentary and Critique 9. Socio-Cultural Foundations The Inevitable Human Influence Social Psychology Psychology and Culture 10. Psychology and Society Multiple Bases of Behavior The Perspectives Revisited Psychology in the Making