Psychology 3004
Instructor:
Robin L. Cautin,
Ph.D.
Manhattanville College
Department of Psychology, Brownson 29
Phone number:
914.323.5296
E-mail address: cautinr@mville.edu
Office hours: T, F: 9:30 – 10:30; 12:30 - 1:30; M: 9:00 – 11:00; or by
appointment
Required
Texts:
Hergenhahn, B. R. (2001). An introduction
to the history of psychology (Fourth Edition). California: Wadsworth/Thomson
Publishing.
Recommended
Materials: www.infotraccollege.com/wadsworth/access/html
is the companion website, which offers tutorial quizzes and internet links to
supplement the text material.
Course
Objectives:
Although psychology as a formal discipline is little more than a century old,
psychological questions and phenomena have been the source of curiosity for
millennia. This course is designed to trace the intellectual roots of
psychology, beginning with the early Greeks, examining persistent ideas, methods
of inquiry, significant individuals, and events that have conspired to produce
psychology as we know it today.
Course
Requirements:
Course Structure: This course is oriented around the text
assignments, although supplementary information will be incorporated. Students
are expected to complete assigned readings and to be prepared to discuss them in
class.
Attendance:
Class attendance will be taken. If you do arrive after attendance has been
taken, it is your responsibility to inform the instructor. Class participation
will be a factor in grade determination.
Quizzes:
There will be several quizzes (worth 10%) and you will be given notice of these
dates. Your two lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
Exams:
Two one-hour exams (worth 25% each) and a final exam (worth 25%) are
scheduled (See attached). The
final exam will be cumulative. With exceedingly rare exceptions, there are NO
makeup exams in this course.
Paper: There is a paper
requirement (worth 15%). Students are required to write a paper, 7-10 pages
in length; on any topic that has the instructor’s prior approval (See
attached). All students must have approved topics not later than Friday,
October 4 , 2002. The paper is due in class on Tuesday, November 19, 2002.
Details of paper will be discussed further in class. Please note that plagiarism
will not be tolerated. For more details refer to the Manhattanville College
Student Handbook & Code of Community Conduct.
Note: The instructor reserves the right to alter the
syllabus any time during the semester.
8/27/02
8/30/02
9/03/02
9/06/02
NO CLASS
9/10/02
9/13/02
9/17/02
9/20/02
9/24/02
EXAM #1
9/27/02
10/01/02
10/04/02
Paper Topic Approval Due
10/08/02
10/11/02
10/15/02
10/18/02
10/22/02
10/25/02
10/29/02
EXAM #2
11/01/02
11/05/02
11/08/02
11/12/02
11/15/02
11/19/02
Paper Due
11/22/02
11/26/02
11/29/02
NO CLASS
12/03/02
12/06/02
Paper Requirement
You
are required to write a paper, 7-10 pages in length, on any specific topic of
your choosing provided that the topic has the instructor’s prior
approval. Your paper must pertain to the history of psychology. You may seek
approval at any time, but all students must have approved topics not later
than Friday, October 4, 2002. Prior to this date students should submit a
one to two paragraph abstract and a list of potential references for the paper. The
paper is due in class on Tuesday, November 19, 2002. You are encouraged to
get an early start, and your instructor is more than willing to be of
assistance.
The
paper must be typewritten and double-spaced with 1-inch lateral margins to allow
for the instructor’s comments. Use font size 12. Your final paper
should contain at least 6 scholarly references. Do NOT use any websites,
except for journal databases and primary historical sources. Use APA notation[1]
for in-text citations and the reference section of your paper.
No more than ONE quote per page! Your grade will reflect both the
quality of thought and the effectiveness of your writing, including
organization, grammar, syntax, and spelling.
Reminder: Good writing is re-writing!
Be
careful not to plagiarize! Ideas, opinions, facts, explanations, judgments, or
hypotheses gleaned from your readings must be attributed even when these ideas
are presented entirely in your own words. Obviously,
any direct quotation, even of partial sentences, must be placed in quotation
marks and the source cited. To move beyond copying the work of others, you must extend
their work with your own surmises, ideas, and conclusions.
General References
Benjamin, Jr., L.T. (1993). A history of psychology in letters. Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Communications, Inc.
Benjamin,
Jr., L.T. (1997). A history of psychology: Original sources and contemporary
research (Second Edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Durant,
W. (1961). The Story of philosophy. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Fancher, R.E. (1973). Psychoanalytic psychology: The Development of Freud’s thought. New York: Norton.
Fancher,
R.E. (1996). Pioneers of psychology (Third Edition). New York: Norton.
Goldstein,
M. & Goldstein I.F. (1980). How we know: An exploration of the scientific
process. New York: Da Capo Press.
James,
W. (1950). The Principles of psychology (Volume One). New York: Dover
Publications, Inc.
James,
W. (1950). The Principles of psychology (Volume Two). New York: Dover
Publications, Inc.
Leahy,
T. H. (2000). A History of psychology: Main currents in psychological thought
(Fifth Edition). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Robinson,
D. N. (1995). An Intellectual history of psychology (Third Edition).
Wisconsin: Wisconsin Press.
Shorter,
E. (1997). A History of psychiatry: From the age of the asylum to the age of
Prozac. New York: Wiley.
Sobel,
D. (2000). Galileo’s daughter. New York: Penguin Books.
Tarnas,
R. (1991). The Passion of the western mind: Understanding the ideas that have
shaped our world view. New York: Ballantine Books.
Thorne,
B. M. & Henley, T. B. (2001). Connections in the history and systems of
psychology (Second Edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Viney,
W. & King, D. B. (1998). A History of psychology: Ideas and context
(Second Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Zenderland, Leila (1998). Measuring minds: Henry Herbert Goddard and the origins of American intelligence testing. New York: Cambridge University Press.
[1] American Psychological Association (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition. Washington, D.C.: APA.