Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Psychology
INTRODUÇÃO HISTÓRICA À PSICOLOGIA - 2016/2017
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 3
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Sara Cruz
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Sara Cruz
Class type and School hours
Teórica : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Promoting the knowledge and critical reflection regarding the epistemology, history and theories of psychology.
Promoting an understanding of the psychology evolution, from classical antiquity to the present, as an independent scientific and technological power.
Specific Aims/Objectives
Promoting the learning of the philosophical, biological, and medical history of psychology, taking into account its historical evolution.
Promoting the knowledge regarding the mainstream theories, its principles and epistemological foundations. Promoting the knowledge about contemporary psychology.
Skills to be acquired
To acknowledge and discuss the major events of psychology evolution to the present;
To acknowledge and discuss the major epistemological theories.
To acknowledge the main theoretical currents and authors of contemporary psychology.
Teaching Procedures
The theoretical lectures will have a expositive nature using also audiovisual media. Oral participation of students will be promoted. The tutorial lectures will be a supplement regarding the first ones. Discussion and reflection will be promoted. Questions clarification relating to material taught in class, work assessment and written test, will be given.
Programme
I. Epistemology:
Science and thought;
Epistemological theories:
Comte and positivism;
Popper and falsifiability;
Kuhn and paradigm discontinuity;
Lakatos and methodological falsifiability.
II. Antiquity and Middle Ages:
Pre-civilization and humanity;
Major Greek philosophers;
After Aristotle.
III. Modern Age:
Renaissance eclecticism;
Descartes and Cartesian dualism;
Empiricism and positivism;
Rationalism and Existentialism;
Physiology and experimental psychology.
IV. Contemporary Age:
Main theories of psychology - contributions and limitations:
Structuralism;
Functionalism;
Psychoanalysis;
Humanism;
Behaviorism;
Gestalt;
Cognitivism;
Constructivism.
Evaluation Type
Continuous assessment will take into account attendance to the lectures, the quality of class participation the completion of a brief paper work and a written test.
Teaching Resources
Data Show, vídeos e scientific papers.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Psychology
History
Epistemology
Main Bibliography
Author | Schultz, D., & Schultz, S. |
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Title | História da Psicologia Moderna. |
Place | S.Paulo |
Editor | Cultrix |
Year | 1992 |
Author | HERGENHAHN, B.R. & HENLEY, T.B. |
Title | An Introduction to the History of Psychology |
Edition | 7ª |
Place | USA |
Editor | Wadsworth |
Year | 2014 |
Author | Mueller, F.L. |
Title | História da Psicologia I e II |
Edition | 4ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Publicações Europa América |
Year | 1976 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Pickren, W.E., & Rutherford, A. |
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Title | A HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT |
Author | Rieber, R.W. |
Title | Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theo |