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History and Systems

History and Systems. Why even bother studying the history of psychology?. Tell us a little about your history. Explain why you’re who you are. Where do you start? How did you get into psychology?. Reconstructing Psychology’s Past.

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History and Systems

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  1. History and Systems

  2. Why even bother studying the history of psychology?

  3. Tell us a little about your history • Explain why you’re who you are. • Where do you start? • How did you get into psychology?

  4. Reconstructing Psychology’s Past • Historiography: The principles, methods, and philosophical issues in historical research. • What problems are there when you try to remember what happened in your classes last semester?

  5. Issues in the study of history • Lost or suppressed data • Things that are lost in translation • Self-serving data

  6. The importance of context in psychology Zeitgeist The intellectual and cultural climate or spirit of the times.

  7. Context issues • Economic opportunity • World Wars • Prejudice and Discrimination

  8. Scientific History • Personalistic Theory: The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the ideas of unique individuals. • Naturalistic Theory: The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the Zeitgeist, which makes a culture receptive to some ideas but not others.

  9. Schools of Thought • Preparadigmatic • Paradigmatic

  10. Things to gather for your trading card • Photo of yourself—you don’t need to print it • Your name (shouldn’t be too hard) • Date of birth • Likes • Dislikes • Something about you • quote

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