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Robert S. Woodworth’s Contemporary Schools of Psychology (1931) provides a clear and critical survey of the leading psychological movements of his time. The book examines major schools such as structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and Gestalt psychology, evaluating their theories, methods, and scientific value. Woodworth presents an objective comparison of differing viewpoints while emphasizing the need for integration in psychological study. Written by one of the foremost figures in experimental psychology, this work remains a classic introduction to the development of modern psychological thought and continues to serve as an essential reference for students and scholars of psychology.