Dr.
Ferguson
AH 0401
Office: Alumni Hall
0135. Phone 650-3973, and leave
messages at 650-2202.
Email: efergus@siue.edu Fax
618-650-5087
Office hours: M 2:45-3:45, T
2:15-3:15, W 12:15-1:15 and other times by appointment.
Goodwin, C.J. (1999). A history of modern
psychology. NY: Wiley.
Kendler, H.H. (1987). Historical foundations of modern
psychology.
NY: Dorsey Press.
Wertheimer, M. (2000). A brief history of
psychology. 4th
Ed.
NY: Harcourt.
Students are required to attend class regularly and to do all the
assigned readings. Participation in
class discussion is essential. The
class consists only partly of lectures; much of the class time is a seminar
format, requiring active contributions by students. Students pick topics and materials to
present professionally in class.
Six examinations each count 12 points (for a total of 72 points), the
term paper counts 20 points, and the remaining 8% of the grade is based on
homework and in-class participation.
Examinations are based on
assigned readings and on in-class content.
Term paper topics are first to be approved by the instructor and they
should mesh with the course. If a
student cannot take the exam as scheduled, he/she must call in ahead of
the scheduled time and make special arrangements directly with the instructor
for a makeup exam; unexcused makeups are not possible and receive a failing
grade. Term paper and homework must
be handed in on time. Only in
emergencies can an extension be granted without penalty. No paper is accepted via email. In emergency a paper can be faxed,
attention instructor’s name.
Session Date
Day
Topic
1
Jan. 11
T
Introduction to course and discussion of the
“what and why” of the history of psychology.
Discuss list of terms and concepts.
The Ancient
Greeks. Crucial questions
for understanding human
thought, knowledge, and
action. Read Wertheimer (W)
Chapters 1 & 2, Kendler (K) Chapter 1, Goodwin (G) Chapter 1.
2
Jan.13
R
Continue the above and discuss Term Paper. Start
Descartes et al leading up to Wundt.
W Chapters 3,4, & 5, pp 49-55, (don’t test for
Bain, Spencer, Wolff, Lotze); K chapter 2
pp 11-mid 14, G Chapter
2. Discuss Homework #1
(worth 2pts) What does Wertheimer
mean by “empirism,” “empiricism,”
“nativism,” and “rationalism?” Why
are these concepts important in studying the history of psychology? For each term cite the major person who
advocated that concept.
3
Jan.18
T
Discuss the way 20th and 21st Century
psychologists
were influenced by those in the 19th
Century.
Physiological, motor, and brain functions,
considered in the
19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Read G. Ch 3 pp. 55-70. Hand in Homework #
1.
4
Jan. 20
R
Review: animism, association, molar-molecular,
data vs. authority, sensation, statistics,
hypotheticodeductive.
Psychophysics W. Ch 5
pp. 55-57.
5 Jan. 25 T Psychophysics. K. Ch 2 pp mid 14-mid 19. Students bring in questions for Review.
6
Jan. 27
R
First Exam
7 Feb. 1 T Wundt K. Ch 2 pp 19-37. W. Ch 6, G. Ch 4 pp 86-104.
8
Feb. 3
R
Continue Wundt and Contemporaries.
W. Ch 7
pp 68-73, 76-79.
9
Feb. 8
T
Students bring in questions for Review
10
Feb. 10
R
Second Exam on Wundt.
11
Feb.15
T
Titchener, positivism W. Ch 10; K. Ch 3
pp 53-65, mid-69-73, mid
79-80; G. Ch 4 pp 113-117. End of 19th Century: Functionalism, Kűlpe, imageless thought,
Wm. James. W Ch 7 pp 75-76. W. Ch
8. K. Ch 3 pp mid 73-mid 77, Ch 4 & 5.
Read G. Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 7 but these specific details will not be on the
exam (K&W but not G will be on exam).
Discuss Homework #2 (2 pts): Write a one-page Summary that gives
details of how structuralism differs from functionalism, and why is the
distinction important in studying the history of
Psychology.
12 Feb. 17 R Continue above. Ebbinghaus. W. Ch 7 pp 73-74, G. Ch 4 pp 106-top 113.
13
Feb. 22
T
Compare Structuralism and Functionalism. Hand in
homework #2.
14
Feb. 24
R
Students bring in questions for Review
15
March 1
T
Third Exam on Structuralism and Functionalism
since Wundt.
16
March 3
R
Start Behaviorism, W. Ch 9 & 11, G. Ch 10.
All students hand in the topic for their term
paper.
17
March 15
T
Continue Behaviorism, K. Ch 6.
Discuss Homework #3. (2 pts): Describe details of
the theory and method of two Behaviorists or
Neo-Behaviorists, and explain what are the crucial
differences between Behaviorism and other
approaches we have studied so far.
18
March 17
R
Start Neo Behaviorism, K. Ch 9, K. Ch 10 pp 318
to bottom of pp 346, G. Ch 11.
19
March 22
T
Hand in Homework # 3.
Continue
pp 318-bottom of pp
346. Students bring in questions
for Review.
20
March 24
R
Fourth Exam on Behaviorism
21 March 29 T Start Gestalt Psychology W. Ch 12; K. Ch 7, G. Ch 9.
22
March 31
R
Continue Gestalt Psychology and Lashley;
K. Ch 10 bottom pp
346-362. G. Ch 3 pp 75-83. Students bring in questions for
Review.
23
April 5
T
Fifth Exam
24
April 7
R
Freud. W. Ch 13 pp 133-bottom 136;
K. Ch 8 pp 224-255. Read
Ferguson’s
Adlerian Book, Chapter 1 & 2 at Reserve Desk in
Library.
25
April 12
T
Comparison of Freud, Adler, Jung, Modern Issues.
W. Ch 13, pp 136-138. K. Ch
8 pp. 260-264,
267-269, W. Ch 14.
26
April 14
R
Continue Freud, Adler, Jung.
Start cognitive
psychology. W. Ch 15; K. Ch 11 & 13, G. Ch 13.
27
April 19
T
Hand in term papers and start presentations of
papers in class.
28
April 21
R
Continue paper presentations.
29
April 26
T
Continue paper presentations and
review last material and overview.
30
April 28
R
Students bring in questions for Review.
Final
Examination: Thursday May 5, 2:00-3:40 pm on Chapters
covered since 5th exam. Note: NOT regular class
time.
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADES, PASS-NO CREDIT OPTION, AND WITHDRAWAL
It is a student’s
responsibility to officially withdraw from a course through the Enrollment
Office by the dates set by the university if the student is not intending to
complete the course. Students who
do not withdraw but have not completed the course will receive an E. Only under special circumstances a
faculty member may agree to give a student a INC grade in order to allow the
student to complete the remaining work for the course no later than the end of
the following semester. A INC is
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student a INC grade, the instructor and student will fill out a form (Memorandum
of Incomplete Grade) indicating why a INC is being given. This form will be on file in the
instructor’s office and if the work is not completed by the specified time, the
grade will be changed from a INC to E.
Plagiarism includes either
presenting someone else’s words without quotation marks (even if you cite the
source) or presenting someone else’s ideas without citing that source. If you plagiarize, your instructor
cannot evaluate your understanding of the topic. When paraphrasing from another source,
at the very least the student should change the wording, sentence syntax, and
order of ideas presented in the paper.
Ideally, the student will integrate ideas from multiple sources while
providing critical commentary on the topic in a way that clearly identifies
whether words and ideas are those of the student or are from another
source. University policy states
that “Normally a student who plagiarizes shall receive a grade of F in the
course in which the act occurs. The
offense shall also be reported to the Provost.”
(http://www.siue.edu/POLICIES/li16.html).
The University policy discusses additional academic sanctions including
suspension and expulsion from the University. To insure that you understand how to
avoid plagiarism, we encourage you to review the information on plagiarism
provided on the Department of Psychology web page at
http://www.siue.edu/PSYCHOLOGY/plagiarism.htm.