PSYC85H3 Midterm: PSYC85 Midterm Notes
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Chapter 1 psychology and history: different areas of psychology are constantly being reframed in ways that allow us to see their past anew, historiography is the study of the history of history. His history was concerned with the growth of the scientific, experimental side of psych (19th century on) Stated that it is impossible to understand such developments without placing them in historical context: outlined two approaches to psychology: One emphasizing the role of the creative individual in moving history along. Two examining the prevailing ideologies and/or the socioeconomic situation of the period, as they. The cultural context in relation to a person"s work/contribution is called the zeitgeist. (spirit of the times) Whether an important idea is the result of one person"s originality or the inevitable influenced the ways in which ideas were shaped. outcome of forces acting within the culture at that time is a question of debate.
