Subject, Methods, Approaches, History of Psychology The subject of the history of psychology - understanding of the psyche (its nature, origin, functions, mechanisms) at different stages of the progressive development of science. Methods of the history of psychology. ... Approaches to the Study of the History of Psychology "Personalist" approach as opposed to "context." ... These views are held by Leo Tolstoy, who in the novel "War and Peace" called great men "slaves of history." ... Example: in the physics of Newton's paradigm was replaced by Einstein's paradigm. ...

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While earning his Ph.D in Berlin, Kohler studied physics under Max Planck and psychology under Karl Stumpf. His dissertation was written on psycho-acoustics and physics - music obviously playing a large role in Kohlers life. ... Gestalt Psychology Today published in 1959 covers the history of Gestalt psychology and its concepts. ...

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