HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

SPRING 2016

Psychology 3511-001VAC 1B20TTH2:00-3:15 pm

Instructor: / Dr. Brett King
Office: / Muenzinger E228
Office Hours: / Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 and by appointment
e-mail: / Please include the following in your email subject line: Psyc3511. Please CC the GTA, listed below.

Phone: / 303.492.4753
Teaching Assistant: / Elizabeth Lemon
e-mail: /
Office: / MuenzingerD314D
Office Hours: / Mondays 2:00-2:50, Tuesdays 3:30-4:30
and by appointment
Office Phone: / (720) 722-1441

Text:D. B. King, W. D. Woody & W. Viney (2014). History of Psychology (5e).Taylor & Francis. ISBN: 9780205963041

Welcome to the History of Psychology! This course is designed to introduce you to a wide variety of ideas, theories and experiments in the history of psychology. The course will provide a vantage point from which we can trace the background and evolution of psychology. The objectives of the course are as follows:

  • To stimulate appreciation for the philosophical problems associated with psychology.
  • To emphasize how developments in other scientific and philosophical systems have influenced the growth of psychology.
  • To encourage understanding of the major intellectual trends in the traditional systems of psychology (e.g., structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, and psychoanalysis) in addition to more recent schools (e.g., existential psychology, humanistic psychology and cognitive science).
  • To stimulate an appreciation for the biographies of the women and men responsible for major developments in the history of psychology.

Grading Policy and Requirements:

Your final grade will be based on your performance on four examinations. Exam questions will come from both book and lectures. All exams will be of a mixed format (multiple-choice, matching, and short-answer essay) and worth 100 points each. The final exam will not be cumulative. Make-up examinations will not be given in this course. Due to the large volume of student requests for notes in this course, I will no longer be able to provide lecture notes for students who miss class. The course grade distribution appears on the following page.

With possible minor modifications, course grades will be assigned on the following scale:

Course
Letter Grade / Points / Percent / Course
Letter Grade / Points / Percent
A / 376-400 / 94-100% / C / 292 307 / 73-76%
A- / 360-375 / 90-93% / C- / 280-291 / 70-72%
B+ / 348-359 / 87-89% / D+ / 268-279 / 67-69%
B / 332-347 / 83-86% / D / 252-267 / 63-66%
B- / 320-331 / 80-82% / D- / 240-251 / 60-62%
C+ / 308-319 / 77-79% / F / <240 / 0-59%

Accommodation For Disabilities

If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at . If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see Temporary Injuries guidelines under the Quick Links at the Disability Services website and discuss your needs with your professor.

Religious Holidays

Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class, please notify the graduate teaching assistant at a minimum of one week in advanceof an exam if the exam in question conflicts with a religious holiday.

Classroom Behavior

Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records. For more information, see the policies on classroom behavior and the student code.

Discrimination And Harassment

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Honor Code

All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (; 303-735-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Additional information regarding the Honor Code policy can be found online and at the Honor Code Office.

HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE

Spring 2016

DATE / TOPIC / REQUIRED READING
Jan. 12 / Introduction and Course Overview
Jan. 12-14 / Philosophies of History & Historiography / 1
Jan. 19-21 / Philosophical Issues / 2
Jan. 21-26 / Ancient Psychological Thought / 3
Jan. 26-28 / Golden Age of Greek Philosophy / 3
Feb.2 / The Renaissance / 5
Feb. 2 / The Contribution of Modern Philosophy: Empiricism / 6
Thursday,February 4 / EXAM I / Chs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6& relevant lectures
Feb. 9-11 / The Contribution of Modern Philosophy: Rationalism / 7
Feb. 11-16 / Humanitarian Reform / pp. 207-224
Feb. 18-23 / Early Developments in Neuroscience / pp. 182-185
Feb. 25-Mar. 1 / Structuralism / 10, 11
Thursday,March 3 / EXAM II / Chs. 7, 10, 11, pp. 182-185, 207-224, & relevant lectures
Mar. 8-10 / William James / 12
Mar. 10-15 / Early American Psychology & Functionalism / 12
Mar. 17 / Behaviorism / 13
Mar. 21-25 / No Class - Spring Break
Mar. 29-31 / Behaviorism (continued) / 13
Mar. 31-Apr. 5 / Neobehaviorism / 14
Thursday,
April7 / EXAM III / Chs. 12, 13,14 & relevant lectures
Apr. 12-14 / Gestalt Psychology / 15
Apr. 19 / Psychodymanic Theory: Freud / 16
Apr. 21 / Psychodymanic Theory: Adler, Jung and Horney / 16
Apr. 26 / Humanistic and Existential Psychologies / 17
Apr. 28 / Cognitive Psychology & Contemporary Psychology / 18
Tuesday,
May 3 / FINAL EXAM
@ 4:30-6:00 pm in MUEN VAC 1B20 / Chs. 15, 16, 17, 18 & relevant lectures

CU Final Examination Policy

When students have three or more final examinations on the same day, they are entitled to arrange an alternative examination time for the last exam or exams scheduled on that day. When students have two final exams scheduled to meet at the same time, they are entitled to arrange an alternative examination time for the later course offered that day or week. Such arrangements must be made by the deadline to drop a course without dean and instructor's permission in the tenth week of the semester (March 18, 2016).Students should make arrangements with the instructor of theaffected courseandare expected to provide evidence of these situations to qualify for exceptions.