ch 1: intro to psychologys history Flashcards
why do we study history?
avoid mistakes of the past and guide to the future
what does it mean if the more you study history, the more you realize how little you know
humility
what does it mean if “we’re living in the best of times but if you never studied history, you would never know that this is the best of times
avoiding the illusion of decline
what is the origin myth process
history is selectively written to make it seem like psychology was always a win that there were no downfalls but there were, they just hid it.
what is more of a collective endeavour, critical and nuanced
new history of psychology
three key NEW differences
- historicist
- external
- naturalistic
three key OLD differences
- presentist
- internal
- personalistic
what is historicism
viewing history from the standpoint of the past
what is presentism?
viewing history from the standpoint of the present
what is internal history?
internal to a discipline
what is external history?
consideration of outside influences
personalistic history
actions of the individuals
naturalistic history
emphasizes the general intellectual and cultural climate
what does ZEITGEIST mean?
spirit of the time
historiography
the body of historical work
what are some challenges with data selection ?
- the challenge is knowing which sources to take because new data sources are discovered and must be updated to secondary sources like textbooks.
- humans can be bias and ignorant about topics.
what is it called when two or more people make a discovery at the same time? also Darwinian theory
a “multiple”
what did Ebbinghaus say in 1908?
“Psychology has a long past, yet its history is short”
