Preface
1. The wider picture. Where did it all start?
2. The scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and its aftermath
3. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century precursors to a scientific psychology
4. Establishing psychology as an independent academic discipline
5. Strengthening the scientific standing of psychology. Behaviourism and cognitive psychology
6. The input from brain research
7. The mind-brain problem, free will and consciousness
8. How did psychology affect everyday life? The history of applied psychology
9. What is science?
10. Is psychology a science?
11. Psychology and open science. Twenty- first-century developments
12. The contribution of quantitative and qualitative research methods
13. The precarious balance between biological, psychological and social influences
14. Psychology and society. The socio-political side
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Publishers acknowledgements

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