How does one tell the history of a field such as psychology?

Work due Sept 11 by 9 am CST

Von Helmholtz and Fechner as possible founders of the field. Psychology and physiology.

Work due Sept 18 by 9 am CST

Wundt as a possible founder of the field. Early German psychology.

Work due Sept 25 by 9 am CST

The contributions of structuralism.

Work due Oct 2 by 9 am CST

Evolution as a paradigm of thought. Francis Galton, Herbert Spencer

Work due Oct 9 by 9 am CST

William James, Mary Calkins, Helen Woolley, Leta Hollingworth. The Chicago School.

Work due Oct 16 by 9 am CST

Electing the founder of the field.

Midterm

Work due Oct 23 by 9 am CST

Develop and submit 3pp topic proposal with bib

Work due Oct 30 by 9 am CST

How and why American psychology became an applied discipline. The testing movement, the clinical psychology movement, the industrial-organizational psychology movement.

Work due Nov 6 by 9 am CST

Behaviorism: a new way to look at psychology as a science. Thorndike, Pavlov, Watson

Work due Nov 13 by 9 am CST

Behaviorism, life education, therapy

Work due Nov 20 by 9 am CST

Gestalt Psychology

TOPIC PAPER DUE NOV 27

Work due Nov 27 by 9 am CST

Psychoanalysis: beginnings

Work due Dec 4 by 9 am CST

Psychoanalysis to humanism

Work due Dec 11 by 9 am CST

PAPER PRESENTATIONS DEC 13

Contemporary Developments in Psychology

Final due Tuesday Dec 19 by 4:45 pm