Epistemology and History of Psychology

Code:

P101

Acronym:

HEP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social and Human Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	151	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This discipline aims the students to be able to:
- know the main events and theories occurred in the History of Psychology;
- collect, choose and interpret relevant information in the History of Psychology;
- know the main epistemological theories;
develop the capacity of critical analysis of texts written by some authors in the epistemological domain;
- apply epistemological theories to Psychology;
- use individual capacities to promote autonomic learning and critical thinking.

Program

1. History of Psychology: the movement from Philosophy to exact sciences; the independence of Psychology; the development of Psychology in different countries; the mains theories and domains in Psychology.
2. Epistemology: structure and development of science views from epistemological theories (reference to Comte, Bachelard, Popper, Kuhn and Foucault); reflect how to make scientific knowledge.
3. Applying Epistemology to History of Psychology: criticizing classical perspective of History; the historic perspective of the events; using Epistemology to think and criticize the psychological knowledge.

Mandatory literature

Comissão Coordenadora para a Comemoração dos 25 anos e Conselho Directivo da FPCEUP; Comemoração dos 25 anos FPCEUP, Porto: SCI - FPCEUP, 2006
Foucault Michel; Histoire de la folie à l.âge classique. ISBN: 2-07-029582-6
Bachelard Gaston; La^formation de l.esprit scientifique. ISBN: 2-7116-1150-7
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^tensão essencial
Bachelard Gaston; A^filosofia do não. ISBN: 972 23 1430 0
Foucault Michel; A^arqueologia do saber. ISBN: 85-218-0145-9
Brennan James F.; History and systems of psychology. ISBN: 0-13-392209-X
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^estrutura das revoluções científicas. ISBN: 85-273-0111-3
Bachelard Gaston; O^novo espírito científico
Comte Augusto; O^espirito positivo
Marx Melvin H.; Sistemas e teorias em psicologia
Popper Karl R.; La^logique de la découverte scientifique. ISBN: 2-228-88010-8
Davidoff Linda L.; Introdução à psicologia
Gleitman Henry; Psicologia. ISBN: 972-31-0584-5
Mueller F. L.; História da Psicologia II
Veyne, P. ; Comment on écrit l'histoire. Paris: Editions du Seuil., 1971
Bachelard Gaston; A^epistemologia
Popper Karl R.; O^Universo aberto. ISBN: 972 20 0877 3
Foucault Michel; As^palavras e as coisas. ISBN: 972-44-0531-1
Mueller F. L.; História da Psicologia I
Reuchlin Maurice; Histoire de la psychologie
Schultz Duane; A^history of modern psycology. ISBN: 0-12-633060-3
Alferes, 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

Complementary Bibliography

Reuchlin Maurice; Les^méthodes en psychologie
Reuchlin Maurice; Psychologie. ISBN: 2-13-036098-X
Popper Karl R.; Sociedade aberta, Universo aberto
Jesuino Jorge Correia; Psicologia. ISBN: 972-709-182-2
Stern, W.; Psicologia geral. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2ª ed., 1981
Wertheimer, M. ; Pequena História da Psicologia. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional, 1978
Hergenhahn, B.R.; Introducción a la Historia de la Psicologia. Madrid: Paraninfo Thomson Learning., 2001
Fraisse Paul 300; Traité de psychologie expérimentale
Braunstein, J.F. & Pewzner, E. ; História da Psicologia. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget., 2003
Le Moigne, J.; Les épistemologies constructivistes. Paris: PUF. , 1995
Ford Donald H.; Developmental systems theory. ISBN: ISBN 0-8039-4661-9
Carrilho, M. M. ; Epistemologia : posições e criticas. Lisboa : Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian., 1991
Comte, A. ; Discurso sobre o espirito positivo. Lisboa : Seara Nova. , 1947
Comte, A.; Catecismo positivista. Lisboa : Publicações Europa-América. , 1979
Foucault, M.; O nascimento da Clínica. Rio de Janeiro : Forense-Universitária., 1994
Hothersall, D.; História da Psicologia. São Paulo: McGraw-Hill, 4ªed., 2006
Moigne Jean-Louis le; La^théorie du système général. ISBN: 2-13-046515-3
Bertalanffy Ludwig Von; Théorie générale des systèmes. ISBN: ISBN 2-04-007504-6
Foucault Michel; Vigiar e punir. ISBN: ISBN 85.326.0508-7
Lagache Daniel; A^unidade da psicologia
Agra Cândido; Science, maladie mental et dispositifs de l.enfance
Alferes Valentim Rodrigues; Investigação científica em psicologia. ISBN: 972-40-1039-2
Morin, E. ; Ciência com consciência. Lisboa : Publicações Europa-América., 1994
Caparrós, A.; História da Psicologia. Lisboa: Plátano Edições Técnicas., 1999

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes presented to all group of students and participation of the students in the chat/forum used in E-Learning.

Software

Não se aplica

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	16
	Estudo autónomo	32
	Total:	48,00

Eligibility for exams

The students must have the minimum of 9.5 points in 20 points. The student must participate individually in the discussion forum in Modle, representing 20% of the classification (they don't have a minimum classification). The student must do un wroten exam and obtain a minimum of 8 points in 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the sum of the fowling parts:
- 20% individual participation in the chat/forum used in Moodle (4 points)
- 80% written final exam (16 points)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Individual participation in the chat/forum used in Moodle.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special statute must choose and decide if they want to be evaluated only by final exam (this exam represents 100% in the final classification). They must inform the teacher at the beggining of the semester that they chosse this form of evaluation.

Classification improvement

The improvement of classification is done only for the final exam; the classification obtainde in the forum stills the same.

Observations

The discipline uses E-Learning: http://moodle.up.pt/