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This chapter introduces some of the historical developments that influenced the evolution of psychology as a natural science. Those developments include (a) the philosophy of Descartes; (b) the evolution of the scientific method by such notable scientists as Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and Darwin; and (c) the beginnings of modern scientific psychology with contributions by Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson, and Skinner.
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Schlinger, H.D., Poling, A. (1998). Historical Origins. In: Introduction to Scientific Psychology. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1893-2_1
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