PSY-703 History and Systems of Psychology

1. Be familiar with a body of knowledge in the history and systems of psychology, and understand the relevance of that history to current psychological theory.
2. Understand how current ideas, trends, and controversies in psychology reflect, and are impacted by the history of the field.
3. Adopt a “historical sense,” and a habit of going to historical and “primary” sources when researching a topic of theoretical moment.
4. Understand the philosophical roots and foundations of psychology, the basic ideas in the philosophy of sciences as they apply to psychological science, and be familiar with the underlying philosophical and conceptual assumptions of the psychological paradigms (biological, behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, humanistic, systems, etc.) that underlie current perspectives in psychology.
5. Be able to identify assumptions and trends that define various theories in psychology.
6. Reflect an openness to the interface between psychology and other disciplines, such as philosophy, biology, anthropology, sociology, theology and literary studies that have impacted the history and development of the field.
7. Understand the role and place of psychology within history of ideas and culture.
8. Be familiar with the contributions and potential contributions of non-western and indigenous cultures to psychological theory.