PSYC85H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: psychology and history: examine variety of ways in which historians have written history, most influential modern history of psychology written by. Edwin g. boring: concerned itself primarily with growth of scientific, experimental side of psychology since 19th century, noted that it was impossible to understand these developments without placing them in own historical context. Person or zeitgeist: boring recognized two approaches to history, emphasized role of creative individual in moving history along, necessary to understand each person"s work in relation to cultural context within which it takes place. cultural context called zeitgeist, spirit of the times . Ixion"s wheel or jacob"s ladder: frank manuel- progressive vs. cyclical. example, british empiricism: endogenic means coming from inside, refers to those psychologists who believe that humans harbour inherent tendencies, social constructionists acknowledged limitations of both endogenic and exogenic perspectives.
