Curricular Unit: | Code: | ||
History and Epistemology of Psychology | 783HEP | ||
Year: | Level: | Course: | Credits: |
1 | Undergraduate | Psychology | 6 ects |
Learning Period: | Language of Instruction: | Total Hours: | |
Portuguese/English | 78 | ||
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit: | |||
The aim of this subject is to develop contents which may provide an insight into the History of Psychology in the past centuries: LO1. To demonstrate familiarity with concepts, and historical theoretical perspectives of psychology; LO2. To describe and to explain the foundation of psychology; LO3. To describe and to explain the mains theories of psychology; LO4. To describe and to explain the concept of epistemology; LO5. To describe and understand the epistemology of psychology. | |||
Syllabus: | |||
S1. General introduction to the study of the psychology 1.1. Concept 1.2. Origins of the Psychological Science S2.The theories of Psychology in 20th century 2.1. Psychoanalysis: Freud and Carl Jung 2.2. Behaviourism: Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson and Skinner 2.3. Cognitive-Developlemental model: Piaget and Vygotsky 2.4. Gestalt psychology: Wertheimer, Kohler and Koffka 2.5. Humanist theory: Carl Rogers S3. Introduction to Epistemology of psychology 3.1. Bachelard and the new scientific spirit 3.2. Neo-positivism of Popper | |||
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives: | |||
1st unit - Syllabus contents focus on theoretical and methodological issues of the history of psychology, thus enabling the fulfillment of the following course objectives: Acquisition and integration of knowledge allowing the historical framing of psychology; Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of psychology. 2nd Unit – Syllabus contents focus on the deepening of theories, concepts and practices of analysis of epistemology of psychology, thus enabling the fulfillment of the following course objectives: Acquisition and development of academic skills of gathering and organization of information, of selection of relevant bibliography, of critical and comprehensive reading and writing of scientific papers; Development of a critical and self-critical attitude and the systematic adoption of ethical and deontological values. | |||
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation): | |||
Teaching methodology will include lecture and tutorial lecturing, research, reading and discussion of specific references in the history and epistemology of psychology, as well as thematic debating and critical reflection. A System of continuous assessment: - 2 written tests, duration of 90 minutes each with a weighting of 40%, total weight of just 80%; - pratical work, writing and respective presentation and discussion in class, focusing on a thematic inherent to the programmatic contents: weighting of 20%. | |||
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes: | |||
1st unit - Syllabus contents focus on theoretical and methodological issues of the history of psychology, thus enabling the fulfillment of the following course objectives: Acquisition and integration of knowledge allowing the historical framing of psychology; Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of psychology. 2nd Unit – Syllabus contents focus on the deepening of theories, concepts and practices of analysis of epistemology of psychology, thus enabling the fulfillment of the following course objectives: Acquisition and development of academic skills of gathering and organization of information, of selection of relevant bibliography, of critical and comprehensive reading and writing of scientific papers; Development of a critical and self-critical attitude and the systematic adoption of ethical and deontological values. 3rd unit - Syllabus contents focus on theoretical and methodological issues of the history of psychology, thus enabling the fulfillment of the following course objectives: Acquisition and integration of knowledge allowing the historical framing of psychology; Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of psychology. | |||
Reading: | |||
1. Eysenck, M. W. & Keane, M. (2015). Cognitive psychology (7th ed.). Hove: Psychology Press. 2. Henley, T. (2018). An Introduction to the History of Psychology. Cengage Learning. 3. Lawson, R. & Graham, J. (2015). A History of Psychology. New York: Routledge. 4. Schultz, D. & Schultz, S. (2014). História da Psicologia Moderna. São Paulo: Trilhos. 5. Kuhn, T. (2009). Estrutura das revoluções científicas. Lisboa: Editora Guerra e Paz. 6. Starling, R. & Carvalho, K. (2016). Ciências do comportamento. Minas Gerais: Esetec Editores. 7. Woody, W. & Viney, W. (2017). A history of psychology. The emergence of science and applications. New York: Routledge Editions. |