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History of Psychology


Course Description

The history of psychology and its antecedents, both classical and modern.


Athena Title

History of Psychology


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

By the end of this course students should have learned: 1. Recurring issues beginning with the


Topical Outline

1. Introductory background, including an overview of mind and brain relationships 2. Pre-Renaissance contributions to history of psychology 3. Renaissance and post-renaissance contributions to history of psychology 4. Brain science influencing the history of the study of the mind 5. Major 16th-19th century philosophies/philosophers who set the context for psychology 6. Other important influences such as personal equation and hypnosis 7. Founders of psychology as independent discipline, such as, Fechner, Helmholtz, Wundt, Brentano, James, Ebbinghaus, and Galton; and their students and successors 8. Psychology and the theory of evolution 9. The Russians: Sechenov, Pavlov, Bekhterev 10. American psychology with emphasis on the


Syllabus