Epistemology and History of Psychology

Code:

P109

Acronym:

EHP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social and Human Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	146	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	3	30	81

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

Agra Cândido Mendes Martins da; Para uma epistemopsicologia
Alferes Valentim Rodrigues 070; Domínios de investigação, orientações metodológicas e autores nas revistas portuguesas de psic
Brennan James F.; History and systems of psychology. ISBN: 0-13-392209-X
Comte, A. ; Discurso sobre o espírito positivo, Lisboa: Seara Nova. , 1947
Jesus Saúl Neves de org.; Psicologia em Portugal. ISBN: ISBN 972-8535-79-1
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^estrutura das revoluções científicas. ISBN: 85-273-0111-3
Popper Karl R.; La^logique de la découverte scientifique. ISBN: 2-228-88010-8
Schultz, D. & Schultz, S.; História da Psicologia Moderna. , S.Paulo: Cultrix., 1992

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes presented to all group of students, participation of the students in the chat/forum used in E-Learnin, and final written examination. Participation in the Forum represents 20% of the final classification, while the exam represents 80%.

Software

Não se aplica

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

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 Moodle, representing 20% of the classification (they don't have a minimum classification). The student must do un written 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 beginning of the semester that they choose this form of evaluation.

Classification improvement

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

Observations

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