Knight Dunlap, an important contributor to early twentieth-century American psychology, is largely ignored by contemporary histories of psychology. This article outlines his major achievements and speculates about some of the reasons for his current position of relative obscurity.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BoringE. G. (1950) A history of experimental psychology. (2nd ed.) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
2.
DorcusR. M. (1950) Knight Dunlap 1875–1949. American Journal of Psychology, 63, 114–119.
3.
DunlapK. (1912) The case against introspection. Psychological Review, 10, 404–413.
4.
DunlapK. (1914) Images and ideas. The Johns Hopkins University Circular, 33, 25–41.
5.
DunlapK. (1919–1920) Are there any instincts?Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 14, 307–311.
6.
DunlapK. (1925) The theoretical aspect of psychology. In MurchisonC. (Ed.), Psychologies of 1925. Worcester, MA: Clark Univer. Press. Pp. 309–330.
7.
DunlapK. (1930) Response psychology. In MurchisonC. (Ed.), Psychologies of 1930. Worcester, MA: Clark Univer. Press. Pp. 309–326.
8.
DunlapK. (1932) Autobiography. In MurchisonC. (Ed.), A history of psychology in autobiography. Vol. 2. Worcester, MA: Clark Univer. Press. Pp. 35–61.
9.
DunlapK. (1932) Habits: Their making and unmaking. New York: Liveright.
10.
EllisA. (1973) Rational-emotive psychotherapy. In CorsiniR. (Ed.), Current psychotherapies. Itasca, IL: Peacock. Pp. 167–206.
11.
EpsteinR. (1987) Comparative psychology as the praxist views it. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 101, 249–253.
12.
FancherR. E. (1990) Pioneers of psychology. (2nd ed.) New York: Norton.
13.
HergenhahnB. R. (1986) An introduction to the history of psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
14.
HilgardE. R. (1987) Psychology in America. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
15.
HothershallD. (1990) History of psychology. (2nd ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill.
16.
KazdinA. E. (1985) History of behavior modification. In BellackA. S.HersenM.KazdinA. E. (Eds.), International handbook of behavior modification and therapy. New York: Plenum. Pp. 3–32.
17.
KendlerH. H. (1987) Historical foundations of modern psychology. Chicago, IL: Dorsey.
18.
LeaheyT. H. (1991) A history of modern psychology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
19.
LundinR. W. (1991) Theories and systems of psychology. (4th ed.) Lexington, MA: Heath.
20.
MurchisonC. (Ed.) (1929) The foundations of experimental psychology. Worcester, MA: Clark Univer. Press.
21.
MurphyG.KovachJ. K. (1972) Historical introduction to modern psychology. (3rd ed) New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
22.
MurrayD. J. (1988) A history of Western psychology. (2nd ed.) Engelwood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
23.
ThomasN. J. T. (1989) Experience and theory as determinants of attitudes toward mental representation: The case of Knight Dunlap and the vanishing images of J. B. Watson. American Journal of Psychology, 102, 395–412.
24.
WatsonJ. B. (1913) Psychology as the behaviorist views it. Psychological Review, 20, 158–177.
25.
WatsonJ. B. (1916) Letter to F. J. Goodnow, May 3, 1916. Johns Hopkins University Archives, Office of the President, Series 1, File No. 115.
26.
WatsonJ. B. (1936) Autobiography. In MurchisonC. (Ed.), A history of psychology in autobiography. Vol. 3. Worcester, MA: Clark Univer. Press. Pp. 271–281.
27.
WatsonR. I. (1974) Eminent contributors to psychology. Vol. 1. A bibliography of primary references. New York: Springer.
28.
WatsonR. I. (1976) Eminent contributors to psychology. Vol. 2. A bibliography of secondary sources. New York: Springer.
29.
WatsonR. I. (1978) The great psychologists. (4th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.
30.
ZusneL. (1987) Contributions to the history of psychology: XLIV. Coverage of contributors in histories of psychology. Psychological Reports, 61, 343–350.
