Was it something you had never been exposed to previously, was the topic something you had been exposed to but didn’t really have an in depth knowledge of? Was the topic something that you could relate to in your own life or experiences? Did the topic clarify or explain psychological topics that you have learned about in other classes, etc.?

History and Systems of Psychology

For this project, Write a four page paper. First, identify three topics from History and Systems of Psychology that stood out to you in your progress through the course. Then, explain why they stood out to you (e.g. was it something you had never been exposed to previously, was the topic something you had been exposed to but didn’t really have an in depth knowledge of? Was the topic something that you could relate to in your own life or experiences? Did the topic clarify or explain psychological topics that you have learned about in other classes, etc.? Use three pages to explain and then post your references on the fourth page. Papers will be graded on:

Clarity of thought

Accuracy of factual information

Absence of errors in sentence construction and grammar

Absence of typos and errors in punctuation

TOPICS:

Pseudoscience

Darwin and his Influence

Founding of Psychology

Early Scientific Psychology in the U. S.

Sigmund Freud

Gestalt Psychology

B. F. Skinner

History of Clinical Psychology

Women in Psychology

WWI & Intelligence Testing

Cognitive Perspectives

Jean Piaget

Future of Psychology