Course Syllabus and Readings

Week 1 - Jan 12   - Introduction to History and the Philosophy of Science
   Benjafield J.G. (2015). A history of psychology.  Ch 1 (pp. 1-14) Ch 16 ( pp.432-440; 445-446)

Week 2 - Jan 19 - . . . Introduction . . . History of Psychology & Worldviews
    Benjafield:Ch 2 (pp. 16-38); Ch 3 (pp.44-49)

Week 3 - Jan 26 - Darwin, Evolution, Adaptation and Individual Differences
    Benjafield:  Ch 2 (pp. 39-41); Ch 3 (pp. 49-63; 68-74); Ch 4 (pp.95-103).

Week 4 – Feb 2 - Wundt and the Beginnings
    Benjafield:  Ch 3 (pp. 64-67); Ch 4 (pp. 77-95); Ch 5 (all) Ch 8 (pp.174-180)
- - - Thursday Feb 4 [ Quiz ] 16:30-17:00

Week 5 - Feb 9 - Freud and Psychoanalysis  
    Benjafield: : Ch 7 -(all)  

Week 6 - Feb 16   Reading Break

Week 7 - Feb 23 - Canada & Common Sense and William James’ Pragmatism
Benjafield: Ch 6 (all); Supplemental Reading:Tolman C.W. (1996). Opposition to the ideal system
as leitmotif in nineteenth century
Anglo-Canadian psychology. Canadian Psychology, (37), 137-144.

Week 8 – Mar 2 – Dewey &   Applied Psychology
      Benjafield: Ch 8 (pp. 180-198); Ch 13 (pp. 329-336)
- - - Thursday Mar 4 Midterm 16:30-18:00

 Week 9 - Mar 9 - Rise of Behaviorism and Gestalt Psychology
   Benjafield:Ch 9 (pp. 208-226); Ch 10 (pp.238-256l); Ch 8 (pp. 198-204)

Week 10 - Mar 16 - Behaviourism & Logical Positivism in 20th Century Science
   Benjafield: Ch 11 (pp.272-290); Ch 12 (pp. 293-314)   

Week 11 -Mar 23 - Canadian Psychology: WWII and the aftermath [ Paper - Due]
   Benjafield: Ch 12 (pp. 312-325) 

Week 12 - Apr 6 - Neo-Behaviorism and Social Constructionism
   Benjafield:  Ch 9 (pp. 227-235); Ch 13 (pp. 352-356); Ch 16 (pp. 441-447)

Week 13 - Mar - Explosion of Diversity, ... into the Future
   Benjafield: Ch 10 (pp 257-270); Ch 13 (pp 340-352); Ch 14 (all) Ch 16 (pp. 448-455).


Study Questions and
Key Concepts for Psychology 210