PSYC 308 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Franz Mesmer, Christine Ladd-Franklin, Phineas Gage

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 308
• Professor: Jennifer Bazar

Document Summary

3/4/2013 4:59:00 pm: define the key concepts in the practice of history: historiography, presentism vs. historicism, external vs. internal histories. Historiography: the writing of history; written history : research method of history, understanding the past in its own context. Presentism: interpreting the past via the attitudes and values of the present: ex. Understanding her life considering norms of that time rather than questioning by applying norms of today. Internal history will examine the individual but to apply and receive a bigger picture, one will tie in to the overall state of the college and education of women during that time and gain knowledge of different norms. Weigh the evidence: describe the process of researching the history of psychology and some of its challenges. Finding aid tool that leads you to primary sources: if researcher has passed for over a 100 years, access is usually provided, recent information access becomes more difficult.