Psyc 210

Activity Twelve

This week we you should focus on the following study questions and be sure to post your thoughts on a good answer for one of them:

Revision in History

1. Concern over the revision of history has been expressed by some people. When contradictory accounts emerge we often accept one and reject the other. Is it better to remember the aweful events or rather to "hide" them from conscious awareness and future histories of our discipline? How would you resolve this issue for various cases? Should we "re-write" history and provide the "new truth" or do we offer alternative interpretations of the events or people? Why? Give examples to illustrate your answer.

Eugenics

2. Provide an account of the history of Eugenics from Spencer and Galton through to Goddard and MacEachran. While you outline the major positions they held and circumstances they were found in, also provide a critical appraisal of the work they did and the value of it.

War

3. Describe and discuss the most important relationships between war and psychology. In doing so, outline the major events or activities which serve as exemplars of such relationships. In other words, in what way(s) has psychological practice affected war, and in what way(s) has war affected psychology?

Identity of the discipline

4. Provide a discussion of the issues involved in the "professional identity crisis" of psychologists in Canada and the United States. What are the most important issues and events at hand? What do you think is the best way to resolve the problem of choice between various ideologies or world-views of psychology?

Key Concepts: Mechanotherapy, Link Flyer, "M" test, "MacLeod Report", Boulder Model, Opinicon I & II, Lake Couchiching, SWAP, Cell Assembly, Phase Sequence

Make a post on the discussion board showing the points you have as an answer and also be sure to reply to at least one other person's post.