Chapter 1 Flashcards
Historiography
to study the history of history
Edwin Boring
- Wrote the most influential modern history of psychology
- focused on experimental method
Approaches to study of history of psychology
Person- focus on individuals
Zeitgeist- “spirit of the times” looks at context and prevailing ideologies, state of economy etc..
Goethe
concept of zeitgeist
knowledge of history as both cyclical and progressive allows us to recognize the emergence of _________ or __________ ideas etc.
knowledge of history as both cyclical and progressive allows us to recognize the emergence of NEW or REIMAGINED ideas etc.
Progress is never smooth. Development of social sciences is:
- discontinuous
- includes periods of consensus + radical upheaval
- defining paradigm through revolution of ‘normal’ science’
history of psychology could be described as a ladder, cyclical or…
a spiral as it seems to recirculate ideas at higher and higher levels
example of radical upheaval in psych history
feminists movement challenging the “man’s world, man’d science” foundation contributing to a pervasive male bias.
Kuhn
- wrote structure of Scientific Revoltuon
- explained development of knowledge from paradigm to paradigm
paradigm
fundamental beliefs that guide workers in a scientific field/study
Example of a shift in paradigm
Darwins theory of evolution
What contributes to the subjective nature of scientists view of the world
current paradigms, context of situation
benefits of contrasting paradigms
-combined offer explanations of many aspects of field, while each addresses specific areas from different perspectives
What element of study has consistently generated debate among competing paradigms within psychology
Data: What is and is not considered relevant and the interpretation of both.
Feminisim helped to identify ___________in field of psychology. How did F alter historiography and history of psychology
- bias and distortions
- acknowledgment of women who contributed to development
- encouraged study of the psychology of women
compensatory history refers to…and was coined by…
the inclusion and acknowledgment of contributions women have made to psychology.~ FUROMOTO
_______ ______our conception of gender and science are mutually determined by one another
science gender-system
