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PSYC 6066: History and Systems of Psychology Summer 2020 Professor: Mark E. Mattson, Ph.D. Office: DE432c & LL609j Voicemail LC: 212-636-6356 E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 12:30-1:00 and other times by appointment Required textbook: Benjamin, Jr., L.T. (Ed.) (2009). A history of psychology: Original sources and contemporary research (3rd ed.). Malden MA: Blackwell Pub. Other required readings: download from ARES: password=mattson6066 Recommended books: Fancher, R. & Rutherford, A. (2017). Pioneers of psychology (5th ed.). New York: Norton. American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Goals of the course 1. Cover the history of psychology, through primary and secondary sources 2. Consider research methodology in history and psychology 3. Identify the major problems that have concerned psychologists 4. Practice research, writing, and presentation skills A satisfactory grade in the course (A-) will result from satisfactory performance on all four components: class participation, class presentations, a research project, and a final essay. 1. Class participation Come to class prepared to discuss/comment on the readings from Benjamin and ARES. Attendance is expected, with no more than one excused absence. 2. Class presentations The objective is to develop and make a formal presentation that teaches the class the essentials of one of the following history topics: women in psychology history of clinical psychology race and psychology counseling psychology psychometrics, especially psychological tests psychiatry/psychoanalysis applied psychology incl. forensic developmental psychology The due date for each topic is on the course schedule. Create and distribute a handout to the class and instructor. A 1-2 page summary handout is recommended instead of a multipage printout of all slides, since Power Point presentations may also be posted on ARES. 1 3. Research project: Compare and contrast psychology in 1920 and in 1970 Each student will choose one of the following projects or propose an alternative way to compare and contrast psychology 100 years ago and 50 years ago. Email [email protected] by Monday July 8 with your selection. Goals: Comparison of historical eras: depth in one area Historical research experience Practice writing and presentation skills Final paper should be about 15 pages plus title page and references, in APA manuscript style Produced in stages, with feedback: due July 17: introduction and 1920 part feedback due August 5 last class: complete paper, adding 1970 and Conclusions Submit hard copy and email copy to [email protected] Submit one Power Point slide by email with most interesting/main finding or comparison before last class A. Journal comparison project Select a psychology journal that was publishing by 1920 These journals are available on both campuses in the library and on-line: American Journal of Psychology: first published 1887 Psychological Review: first published 1894 Journal of Abnormal (and Social) Psychology: first published 1906 Journal of Educational Psychology: first published 1910 Journal of Applied Psychology: first published 1917 What journals were publishing in your area in 1920 and 1970? See Burgand (2001) and Johnson (2000) on journals Introduction: Examine current volume of the journal Summarize its content, editorial policies, status, and history Describe the 1920 and 1970 volumes of the journal Briefly describe your plan for comparing and contrasting 1920 and 1970 volumes Part 1: Review the 1920 volume, and integrate with course material Part 2 and Conclusions: Review the 1970 volume, integrate with course content, compare and contrast the two volumes, and draw conclusions Power Point slide with most interesting/main findings or comparisons B. Fordham Psychology Ph.D. comparison project Compare/contrast Fordham Psychology Ph.D. students and their dissertations in the early years (1920s-1946) and in 1970. A database listing dissertations and student information is available, and the dissertations are in Walsh Library. For your paper, compare students and dissertations and relate to history of psychology as discussed in the course, including the broader historical context. See Goodchild and Miller (1997) on how dissertations developed. 2 C. Book comparison project Review a psychology book published in 1920. Compare and contrast it with comparable sources or research from around 1970. For example from another year, Yerkes’ (1916) Mental life of apes could be compared to Gardner and Gardner’s studies of Washoe, which began in 1966. Look for reviews of the book. Research the author. Relate what you find to the course content, including the broader historical context. PDFs available for free: Google Books (GB), Internet Archive (IA) Update for 2020 D. Popular culture and popular psychology comparison project Review popular accounts of psychology in 1920, such as newspaper and magazine accounts of psychology. Compare and contrast them with comparable sources from around 1970. Research the authors, publications, etc. Relate what you find to the course content including the broader historical context. See also events in Street’s (1994) chronology: Update for 2020 4. Final essay Five pages plus references: due last class Discuss (i) what you learned in the course that has relevance for your area of specialization, and (ii) the relevance of the history of psychology for psychologists. Refer to specific readings and class presentations to support your arguments. The goal of this assignment is to evaluate your use of the content presented in the course, in lieu of a final exam. 3 Readings on ARES: password = mattson6066 Baars, B. J. (1986). The cognitive revolution in psychology. Guilford Press. Chapter 1 on ARES Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2013). History of forensic psychology. In I. B. Weiner & R. K. Otto (Eds.), The handbook of forensic psychology (pp. 3-34). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Benjamin, L.T., Jr. (2005). A history of clinical psychology as a profession in America (and a glimpse at its future). Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 1, 1-30. Bier, W.C. (1953, July). Psychology at Fordham University. American Catholic Psychological Association Newsletter Supplements, 4. Brock, A. C. (2016, June 27). The new history of psychology: Some (different) answers to Lovett’s five questions. History of Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hop0000036 Burgand, D.E. (2001). Journals of the century in psychology. Serials Librarian, 39, 41-56. Buss, D.M., Kruger, D., Kurzban, R., Lieberman, D., Haselton, M., Machery, E., Marcus, G., Povinelli, D.J., Penn, D.C., Holyoak, K.J., Wood, W., & Eagly, A.H. (May 2009). Special section: Evolutionary theory and psychology. Psychological Science Agenda, 1- 16. Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Park, J.Y. (2014). An incomplete list of eminent psychologists of the modern era. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 2, 20-32. Goodchild, L.F. & Miller, M.M. (1997). The American doctorate and dissertation: Six developmental stages. New Directions for Higher Education, 25, 17-32. Haggbloom et al (2002). The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. Review of General Psychology, 6, 139-152. Johnson, D.F. (2000). Cultivating the field of psychology: Psychological journals at the turn of the century and beyond. American Psychologist, 55, 1144-1147. Johnston, E. & Johnson, A. (2008). Searching for the second generation of American women psychologists. History of Psychology, 11, 40-72. Jones, L.V. & Thissen, D. (2007). A history and overview of psychometrics. Handbook of Statistics, 26, 1-27. Kendler, T. (2003). A woman’s struggle in academic psychology (1936-2001). History of Psychology, 6, 251-266. Kuhn, T.S. (1970). Two excerpts from The structure of scientific revolutions (2nd ed). University of Chicago Press. Lovett, B. J. (2006). The new history of psychology: A review and critique. History of Psychology, 9, 17–37. Mattson, M.E. (2012). History of psychology at Fordham University. In R.W. Rieber (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories (pp. 444-446). Springer. Misiak, H. (1963). Report from academe: Psychology at Fordham University. New York State Psychologist. Mülberger, A. (2017). Mental association: Testing individual differences before Binet. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 53, 176–198. Richard, F.D., Bond, Jr., C.F., & Stokes-Zoota, J.J. (2003). One hundred years of social psychology quantitatively described. Review of General Psychology, 7, 331-363. Robins, R.W., Gosling, S.D., & Craik, K.H. (1999). An empirical analysis of trends in psychology. American Psychologist, 54, 117-128. Roediger, H.L., III (2004, March). What happened to behaviorism? American Psychological Society, 17, 5, 40-42. 4 Roediger, H.L., III (2016). Varieties of fame in psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11, 882-887. Rutherford, A. (2008). Oral history interviewing. Handout from Hunter College presentation. Rutherford, A. (Ed.) (2013). Teaching diversity: What can history offer? History of Psychology. Tryon, W.W. (preprint). History and theoretical foundations. To appear in M. Hersen & A.M. Gross (Eds.) Handbook of clinical psychology, Volume 1: Adults. John Wiley & Sons. Books on reserve: Resources for class material Baars, B. J. (1986). The cognitive revolution in psychology. Guilford Press. Finger, S. (1994). Origins of neuroscience. Oxford University Press. Kuhn, T.S. (1970).
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