The geographical, cultural, and historical context of psychology in the Rocky Mountain Region

The history of the Rocky Mountain Region is sketched from the time of the Spanish conquistadores in the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century to define how psychology has been affected by its geographical, cultural, and historical context. Early inhabitants–Indians, the Spanish, and later the trappers, traders, Mormons, mineral prospectors, and ranchers from the East–are described as is the terrain and hazardous life in the area. In this setting psychology emerged with its peculiar local coloring.

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