The anatomy of impact : what makes the great works of psychology great / edited by Robert J. Sternberg.

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2003], ©2003.

x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Francis Galton's hereditary genius / Dean Keith Simonton -- A profound and radical change / David E. Leary -- Franz Brentano's Psychology from an empirical standpoint / Donald E. Polkinghorne -- The impact of Sigmund Freud and The interpretation of dreams / Stanley B. Messer and Nancy McWilliams -- Alfred Binet's contributions as a paradigm for impact in psychology / Robert J. Sternberg and Linda Jarvin -- Lessons in "greatness" from Kurt Lewin's life and works / Ellen Berscheid -- The dramaturgical approach to social psychology / Theodore R. Sarbin -- A science of persons / Frederick J. Wertz and Michael Alcee -- Content and context / William R. Shadish, Glenn Phillips, and M.H. Clark -- Understanding disciplinary significance / Brent D. Slife and Matthew Whoolery -- Impact as substance and as fashion / Daniel N. Robinson -- Impact in psychology / Frank C. Richardson.