Epistemology and History of Psychology
| Code: | LPSI110 | Acronym: | EHP |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | Social and Human Sciences |
Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Web Page: | https://moodle.up.pt/ |
| Responsible unit: | Psychology |
| Course/CS Responsible: | First degree in Psychology |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPSIC | 204 | Official Curricular Structure | 1 | - | 3 | 27 | 81 |
Teaching language
PortugueseObjectives
To think critically about the History of Psychology, and its main events, according the main theories of Epistemology.
Learning outcomes and competences
Working method
PresencialPre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Non applicable.Program
1.Introduction: main events and theoretical movements in Psychology.
2.Epistemology: knowledge and scientific method; development of science according to the main epistemological theories (reference to Bachelard, Popper, Kuhn and Foucault).
3.History of Psychology: philosophical origins of Psychology; Psychology as an autonomous discipline in the modern era depending of space/time; reference to theoretical movements (e.g. structuralism, functionalism, associacionism; psychoanalysis, behaviorism, gestalt, humanism, cognitivism) and the main areas of Psychology (e.g. Reuchlin's organization of the 1950s and current organization by APA); Psychology in Portugal.
4.Application of Epistemology to the History of Psychology: critical reflection on knowledge and unity in Psychology; influence of Philosophy and Positivism in the experimental studies of Wundt and Behaviorism; the study of mental diseases in France and psychoanalysis; current psychology and its application contexts.
Mandatory literature
Bachelard Gaston; O^novo espírito científicoBrennan James F.; History and systems of psychology. ISBN: 0-13-392209-X
Carrilho, M. M. ; Epistemologia : posições e criticas. Lisboa : Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian., 1991
Zoltán Dienes; Understanding psychology as a science. ISBN: 978-0-230-54230-3 (Hardback)
Foucault Michel; A^arqueologia do saber. ISBN: 85-218-0145-9
Hergenhahn, B.R.; Introducción a la Historia de la Psicologia. Madrid: Paraninfo Thomson Learning., 2001
Saul Neves de Jesus; Psicologia em Portugal. ISBN: 972-8535-79-1
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^estrutura das revoluções científicas. ISBN: 85-273-0111-3
Jean Piaget; Psicologia e epistemologia
Popper Karl R.; La^logique de la découverte scientifique. ISBN: 2-228-88010-8
Schultz Duane; A^history of modern psycology. ISBN: 0-12-633060-3
Brent D. Slife; Critical thinking about psychology. ISBN: 1-59147-187-7
Complementary Bibliography
Alferes Valentim Rodrigues; Investigação científica em psicologia. ISBN: 972-40-1039-2Alferes, V.R., Bidarra, M.G., Lopes, C.A. & Mónico, L.S.; Domínios de investigação, orientações e autores nas revistas portuguesas de Psicologia: tendências de publicação nas últimas quatro décadas do século XX. , Análise Psicológica, XXVII, 1, 3-20., 2009
Agra Cândido; Science, maladie mental et dispositifs de l.enfance
Bachelard Gaston; A^epistemologia
Bachelard Gaston; A^filosofia do não. ISBN: 972 23 1430 0
Bertalanffy Ludwig Von; Théorie générale des systèmes. ISBN: ISBN 2-04-007504-6
Blanché Robert; A^epistemologia
Braunstein, J.F. & Pewzner, E. ; História da Psicologia. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget., 2003
Brock, A. C. ; The future of the history of psychology revisited. History Of Psychology, 19(3), 175-191. doi:10.1037/hop0000037, 2016
Byford, J., & Tileagă, C. ; Accounts of a troubled past: Psychology, history, and texts of experience. Qualitative Psychology, 4(1), 101-117. doi:10.1037/qup0000047, 2017
Caparrós, A.; História da Psicologia. Lisboa: Plátano Edições Técnicas., 1999
Comissão Coordenadora para a Comemoração dos 25 anos e Conselho Directivo da FPCEUP; Comemoração dos 25 anos FPCEUP, Porto: SCI - FPCEUP, 2006
Cooper David E. 340; Epistemology. ISBN: 0-631-21088-1
Davidoff Linda L.; Introdução à psicologia
Ford Donald H.; Developmental systems theory. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-4661-9
Foucault, M.; O nascimento da Clínica. Rio de Janeiro : Forense-Universitária., 1994
Foucault Michel; Vigiar e punir. ISBN: ISBN 85.326.0508-7
Foucault Michel; Histoire de la folie à l.âge classique. ISBN: 2-07-029582-6
Foucault Michel; As^palavras e as coisas. ISBN: 972-44-0531-1
Fraisse Paul 300; Traité de psychologie expérimentale
Gleitman Henry; Psicologia. ISBN: 972-31-0584-5
Leahey Thomas Hardy; A^history of modern psychology. ISBN: 0-13-501271-6
Herrnstein Richard J. 340; A^source book in the history of psychology. ISBN: 0-674-82411-3
Hothersall, D.; História da Psicologia. São Paulo: McGraw-Hill, 4ªed., 2006
Jesuino Jorge Correia; Psicologia. ISBN: 972-709-182-2
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^tensão essencial
Lagache Daniel; A^unidade da psicologia
Benjamin Ludy T.; A^history of psychology in letters. ISBN: 1-4051-2612-4
Marx Melvin H.; Sistemas e teorias em psicologia
Moigne Jean-Louis le; La^théorie du système général. ISBN: 2-13-046515-3
Morin, E. ; Ciência com consciência. Lisboa : Publicações Europa-América., 1994
Popper Karl R.; Sociedade aberta, Universo aberto
Popper Karl R.; O^Universo aberto. ISBN: 972 20 0877 3
Reuchlin Maurice; Les^méthodes en psychologie
Reuchlin Maurice; Histoire de la psychologie
Reuchlin Maurice; Psychologie. ISBN: 2-13-036098-X
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical classes presented to a group of students, participation of the students in the chat/forum used in Moodle, and final written exam. The fieldwork is the participation in the Forum, representing 25% of the final classification, while the written exam represents 75%..
Software
Não se aplicakeywords
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > PsychologyEvaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final examAssessment Components
| designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Trabalho escrito | 25,00 |
| Exame | 75,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 24,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 30,00 |
| Trabalho de campo | 25,00 |
| Trabalho escrito | 2,00 |
| Total: | 81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
The students must have the minimum of 9.5 points in 20 at the global classification of the discipline. Distributed evaluation includes forum/char participation according tasks defined each week or mounth. The written final exam is mandatory and the student should get the minimum value of 8 values in 20. The individual participation at the Moodle Forum/chat is mandatory (25%). The presence in class is mandatory according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.
Calculation formula of final grade
The final classification is the sum of the following tasks:
- 25% written report as an individual participation in the Moodle Forum/chat
- 75% written final exam.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Students with special status can choose and decide if they want to do only the final written exam, without Fórum, representing this 100% of the final grade. At the begginig of the semester, according rules at FPCEUP, they must inform the teacher that they chose this format of evaluation.
Classification improvement
The improvement of classification is done only for the final writen exam (valuing 75%); the classification of Moodle Forum/chat stills the same. It is possible to improve the classification according to the regulation defined by FPCEUP.
Observations
The discipline uses Moodle platform.
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