Students of the Dutch bachelor’s programme, see Geschiedenis van de Psychologie
Entry requirements
None
Description
In the course History of Psychology we will study the historical roots of psychology as a science. We will discover that these roots lie in both philosophy and physiology, and that both disciplines still have an impact on psychology. We will discover how important philosophical problems, such as the mind-body problem and the nature-nurture problem, have had an impact on psychology throughout its history until today.
Course objectives
After this course the students can:
1. Characterise the most important theories on psychology from Aristotle to the cognitive turn in the twentieth century
2. Describe how historical developments continue to have an impact on current psychology
3. Analyse and evaluate fundamental psychological problems in a written or oral argument.
Timetable
For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable
Registration
Education
First-year bachelor students are assigned to and registered for all course components in the first academic year by the education administration of their bachelor programme. The programme will communicate to these students for which course components and for which period the registration applies;
If applicable, minor students, premaster students, exchange students and external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure;
All other students, including resit students, must register themselves for all course components (lectures, werkgroups and/or and practicals) they wish to follow. You can register up to 5 days before the start of the course.
Exams
First-year bachelor students will need to register themselves for resit exams in My Studymap. Registration for resit exams is open from 30 to 10 days before the exam date. Don’t forget! First-year bachelor students are registered for all regular exams (not resits) in the first academic year by the education administration of their bachelor programme. For more information, see the enrolment procedure;
If applicable, minor students, premaster students, exchange students and external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure;
All other students, including resit students, must register themselves for exams and resits. You can register up to 10 days before the exam. Don’t forget! For more information, see the enrolment procedure.
You cannot take an exam without a valid registration in My Studymap.
Mode of instruction
There are 7 lectures of two hours each and 4 work group sessions of two hours also. A work group consists of 1 instructor and a maximum of 24 students (2 tutorial groups combined).
Attendance at the work group sessions is mandatory. See Brightspace for more information.
The work groups provide ample opportunity to practice and develop argumentation and discussion skills, within the context of the big issues of contemporary psychology and its history.
Assessment method
The final grade is a weighted average of the exam grade (70%) and the workgroup grade (30%). The material for the exam is based on the literature (reading list) and lecture material (if and as indicated by the lecturer), and tests course objective 1 and 2. Course objective 3 is tested with the assignments in the workgroup sessions.
The method for calculation of the final grade of the practice sessions is described in the workbook. However, for each (exam and final result of practice course) a minimum result of a 5 must be obtained.
You will be informed about the method of inspection and feedback of the examination via Brightspace in due course.
The Institute of Psychology uses fixed rules for grade calculation. It also follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. All students are required to take and pass the Scientific Integrity Test with a score of 100% in order to learn about the practice of integrity in scientific writing. Students are given access to the quiz via a module on Brightspace. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of these two policies.
Reading list
Prof. F. van der Velde and Dr. Sebo Uithol. Chapters on History of Psychology.
Available on Brightspace.
Contact information
- Roderik Gerritsen and Sebo Uithol historypsychology@fsw.leidenuniv.nl