PSYC 3125 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wilhelm Wundt, Externalism, Internalism And Externalism
14 Apr 2020
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The human ability to reflect on one"s own activities. The theory, history, methods, and assumptions of writing history. Focusing on the internal development of psychology as a discipline. Considering the broader social, cultural and philosophical traditions and its effects on the development of psychology. Examining psychology through the analysis of its great contributors. Takes into account the spirit of the times . Viewing history from the standpoint of the present: that all the people in the past were dumb and we"ve become progressively less stupid over time. Presenting history as it was experienced in the past with no distortion or foreknowledge of how things actually worked out. The myth that psychology progressed from one triumphant discovery after the next, without taking into account the massive setbacks and failures. Disagreements over when to begin a history of psychology . The process by which local or national contexts affect the development of psychology.
