Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Psychology (English) · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ali Güven KILIÇOĞLU
Course Objective
This course aims to provide students with a holistic perspective and understanding about psychology, through studying the history of psychological thought, its development as a science, major schools of thought and their contributions to the field of psychology.
Course Content
This course provides knowledge on the major people in the history of psychology, its development as a science, major schools of psychological thought, fundamental distinctions in psychology, approaches, methodologies and the answers provided by various approaches, through both historicism and presentism.
Required Resources
A History of Modern Psychology. Tenth Edition.Duane P. Schultz and Sydney Ellen Schultz
Course Learning Outcomes
- Being able to discuss the physiologicall influences on psychology.
- Between the history of science the history of Psychology and modern conceptual, theoretical and factual relations compareto discuss.
- Being able to comprehend and discuss the theoretical, conceptual and intellectual relations between the history of science and the history of modern Psychology
- After taking this course students will be able to explain historical background of psychology, foundation of psychology as an independent science, and development of different psychological theories in an historical perspective.
- Being able to discuss the philosophical influences on psychology.
- Understanding the subfields of psychology and their approaches and contributions
- Being familiar with and interested in the concepts, theories and fundamentals of psychology
- Having a holistic big picture perspective on the schools, major pioneers, methods and fundamental questions of Psychology
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%50 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%50
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philosophical Influences on Psychology; The Beginnings of Modern Science;The Contributions of Descartes: Mechanism and the Mind-Body Problem;Philosophical Foundations of the New Psychology: Positivism, Materialism, and Empiricism | Philosophical Influences on Psychology; The Beginnings of Modern Science;The Contributions of Descartes: Mechanism and the Mind-Body Problem;Philosophical Foundations of the New Psychology: Positivism, Materialism, and Empiricism |
| 2 | Physiological Influences on Psychology 1. Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894) 2. Ernst Weber (1795–1878) 3. Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801–1887) 4. The Formal Founding of Psychology | Physiological Influences on Psychology 1. Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894) 2. Ernst Weber (1795–1878) 3. Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801–1887) 4. The Formal Founding of Psychology |
| 3 | The New Psychology 1. The Founding Father of Modern Psychology 2. Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) | The New Psychology 1. The Founding Father of Modern Psychology 2. Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) |
| 4 | 3. Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909) 4. Franz Brentano (1838–1917) 5. Carl Stumpf (1848–1936) 6. Oswald Külpe (1862–1915) | 3. Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909) 4. Franz Brentano (1838–1917) 5. Carl Stumpf (1848–1936) 6. Oswald Külpe (1862–1915) |
| 5 | Structuralism 1. Edward Bradford Titchener (1867–1927) | Structuralism 1. Edward Bradford Titchener (1867–1927) |
| 6 | Functionalism: Development and Founding 1. William James (1842–1910): Anticipator of Functional Psychology 2. The Founding of Functionalism 3. John Dewey (1859–1952) 4. James Rowland Angell (1869–1949) 5. Harvey A. Carr (1873–1954) 6. Functionalism: The Final Form | Functionalism: Development and Founding 1. William James (1842–1910): Anticipator of Functional Psychology 2. The Founding of Functionalism 3. John Dewey (1859–1952) 4. James Rowland Angell (1869–1949) 5. Harvey A. Carr (1873–1954) 6. Functionalism: The Final Form |
| 7 | Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences 1. Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949) 2. Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov (1849–1936) Behaviorism: The Beginnings 1. John B. Watson (1878–1958) 2. The Methods of Behaviorism 3. The Subject Matter of Behaviorism Behaviorism: After the Founding 1. B. F. Skinner (1904–1990) | Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences 1. Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949) 2. Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov (1849–1936) Behaviorism: The Beginnings 1. John B. Watson (1878–1958) 2. The Methods of Behaviorism 3. The Subject Matter of Behaviorism Behaviorism: After the Founding 1. B. F. Skinner (1904–1990) |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | 1. Albert Bandura (1925–) 2. Julian Rotter (1916–) Gestalt Psychology 1. Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization 2. Gestalt Studies of Learning: Insight and the Mentality of Apes 3. Productive Thinking in Humans 4. Isomorphism | 1. Albert Bandura (1925–) 2. Julian Rotter (1916–) Gestalt Psychology 1. Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization 2. Gestalt Studies of Learning: Insight and the Mentality of Apes 3. Productive Thinking in Humans 4. Isomorphism |
| 10 | Psychoanalysis: The Beginnings 1. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) and the Development of Psychoanalysis 2. Psychoanalysis as a Method of Treatment 3. Psychoanalysis as a System of Personality | Psychoanalysis: The Beginnings 1. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) and the Development of Psychoanalysis 2. Psychoanalysis as a Method of Treatment 3. Psychoanalysis as a System of Personality |
| 11 | Psychoanalysis: After the Founding 1. Carl Jung (1875–1961) 2. Alfred Adler (1870–1937) 3. Karen Horney (1885–1952) | Psychoanalysis: After the Founding 1. Carl Jung (1875–1961) 2. Alfred Adler (1870–1937) 3. Karen Horney (1885–1952) |
| 12 | 4. The Evolution of Personality Theory: Humanistic Psychology 5. Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) 6. Carl Rogers (1902–1987) | 4. The Evolution of Personality Theory: Humanistic Psychology 5. Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) 6. Carl Rogers (1902–1987) |
| 13 | Contemporary Developments in Psychology 1. George Miller (1920–) 2. Ulric Neisser (1928–) 3. The Computer Metaphor 4. The Nature of Cognitive Psychology | Contemporary Developments in Psychology 1. George Miller (1920–) 2. Ulric Neisser (1928–) 3. The Computer Metaphor 4. The Nature of Cognitive Psychology |
| 14 | Somatizasyon Bozuklukları | |
| 15 | Şizofreni ve Diğer Psikotik Bozukluklar | |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |