Paper 1.1: History of Psychology
Unit |
Topics to be covered |
Teaching Hrs. |
Domain |
| I | Origins of Scientific psychology: Early Psychology
Animism, religion and science Science in Indian and Greek thought Experimental physiology, brain functions and methods Empiricism and associationism History ofScience James Mill and John Stuart Mill – Short biographies |
12
2 2 4
4
|
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
| II | Beginnings of Psychology as Science
Psychophysics – Weber, Fechner,Helmholtz Structuralism – Wundt, Titchner Behaviorism – Watson, Skinner; Gestalt – Wertheimer, Kohler Psychoanalysis – Freud School versus system approach Secondary methods of psychophysics |
15
4 4 4 3 |
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
| III | Other schools and approaches
Functionalism – William James, Angell, Harvey Carr Phenomenology and Humanism – Maslow and Rogers Cognitive Neuroscience – Modern psychology, recent advances Evolutionary Psychology – Theory of evolution, genetic basis of behavior, and ethology. Profiling of a self actualized person Observation of animalbehavior |
13
2 4 3 4
|
Must know
Desirable to know Nice to know |
Syllabus Books:
- The Brown reference group (2002). History of Psychology. The Grange: Rochester.
- Chaplin, J.P. &Krawiec, T.S. (1979). Systems and Theories of Psychology. Holt: New York.
- Leahey, T.A. (2000). A history of Psychology: Main currents in psychological thoughts, 5th Prentice Hall: New Jersey.
Reference Books:
- Brock, C. (2006). Internationalizing the History of Psychology. NY: New York University Press.
- Kimble, A. & Schlesinger, K. (1985). Topics in the History of Psychology – Vol. 1. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Klein, B. (1970). A History of Scientific Psychology: Its Origins and Philosophical Backgrounds. Basic Books.
- Munger, P. (2003). The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. London: Oxford University Press
