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PS210 History of Psychology Unit 1. Nichola Cohen Ph.D. Overview. Get to know each other Class expectations and the syllabus Why is the history of psychology important? Questions. Syllabus. Please read it! Reading: History of Psychology by Schultz & Schultz
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PS210 History of PsychologyUnit 1 Nichola Cohen Ph.D.
Overview • Get to know each other • Class expectations and the syllabus • Why is the history of psychology important? • Questions
Syllabus • Please read it! • Reading: History of Psychology by Schultz & Schultz • Each week 1-2 chapters from this book • Sometimes additional readings – check the reading tab for each unit
Flex seminars • Choice of seminars • Wednesday 10PM EST – Karen Shockley • Thursday 3PM EST – Nichola Cohen • Sunday 8PM EST – Tim Littell • You only need to attend 1 seminar! • Or, you can complete seminar option 2
Discussion board • Most units have 2 discussion board threads • You should post 1 primary response and 2 peer responses to each thread • Primary post = 175 words • Peer responses = 50 words • Posts must be substantial • You must make reference to the reading • 4 points for this! • E.g. It is sometimes said that Psychology is one of the oldest as well as one of the newest scientific disciplines (Schultz and Schultz, 2008)
Deadlines • All assignments and DB posts are due by 11.59 PM EST Tuesday • I do accept late work BUT you will lose 1 letter grade per week for late submission • Extensions can be granted for extenuating circumstances • Email me and let me know before the deadline is missed • Projects: Weeks 4, 7 and 9 • Start thinking about them early • Read the rubric!
Questions • Course questions section • Email me • Discussion board • Seminar
One final thing…. • Be nice!
What sorts of Psychologists are there? • Applied Psychologists • Clinical psychologists • School/Child psychologists • Organizational psychologists
What sorts of Psychologists are there? • Applied Psychologists • Clinical psychologists • School/Child psychologists • Organizational psychologists • Experimental Psychologists • Sensation and Perception • Learning and Memory
Why is it important to study the history of Psychology? • We don’t want to repeat past mistakes • To understand where we are now we need to see how we got here
What disciplines did Psychology evolve from? • Philosophy • Physiology
What disciplines did Psychology evolve from? • Philosophy • Asked similar questions to Psychologists BUT did not experimentally test them • Physiology • Relied on controlled experimental observation and experimentation which became the methodology for Psychology
Why might historical information not always be accurate? • Information is sometimes lost or destroyed • Information may be deliberately or accidentally biased, altered or hidden by the subject or the historian • Inaccurate translation from 1 language into another
What is the Zeitgeist? • The climate or spirit of the times
What is the Zeitgeist? • The climate or spirit of the times What factors might influence the Zeitgeist?
What is the Zeitgeist? • The climate or spirit of the times What factors might influence the Zeitgeist? • Economy • War • Prejudice and discrimination
Historical approaches • Personalistic approach • Development is attributable to a particular person • E.g. Freud is the only person who could have developed psychoanalysis • Naturalistic approach • Development is attributable to the times or the Zeitgeist • E.g. Many people could have come up with the theory of evolution, but the timing was right for Darwin
Why do some people consider Psychology to be one of the oldest as well as one of the newest scientific discipline?
Why do some people consider Psychology to be one of the oldest as well as one of the newest scientific discipline? • The subject matter of Psychology can be traced back to the 5th century philosophers • However Psychology in it’s current form, based on observation and controlled experimentation did not start until the late 1800’s
