Systems & Schools of Psychology-II

Paper Code: 
24CPSY511
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To familiarize students with the paradigmatic issues involved in the development of psychology as discipline and to introduce the alternative voices in the discipline of psychology

 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CPSY511

Systems & Schools of Psychology – II

(Theory)

 

CO81: Appraise the key contributions of major figures in the history of psychology.

CO82: Relate the major perspectives in psychology with the individuals responsible for articulating them.

CO83: Analyze how historical trends and events have influenced the development of psychology as a scientific discipline.

CO84: Demonstrate an understanding of major questions/ideas that has driven psychological thought throughout its history.

CO85: Acquire a thorough understanding of the shift of thought within the schools of psychology.

CO86: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Behaviorism

Watson,  Skinner, Behaviorism as a System, 

12.00
Unit II: 
Gestalt Psychology

Antecedents of Gestalt Movement, Berlin and Leipzig School, Gestalt Psychology as a System, Criticism  

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Traditional psychoanalysis

Freud and Jung. Object relations: Melanie Klein, Sullivan, Fromm   

12.00
Unit IV: 
Dynamic Psychology:

Woodworth and McDougall 

12.00
Unit V: 
Contemporary developments in psychology

Feminism- Karen Horney and Anna Freud. Social Constructionism.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Brennan, J.F. (1991). History and Systems of Psychology. New Jersey. : Prentice Hall.
  2. Leahey, T.H. (1994). A History of Modern Psychology. New J: Prentice Hall.
  3. Marx, M.H. and Hillix, W.A. (1986). Systems and Theories in Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
  4. Schultz, D.A. (1981). History of Modern Psychology. Academic Press.

 

Suggested Readings:

 

  1. Boring, E.G. (1950). A History of Experimental Psychology. New Jersey: Appleton Century Craft.
  2. Chaplin, T. and Kraweic, T.S. (1979). Systems and Theories of Psychology. New York:  Holt Rinehart and   Winston
  3. Singh, A.K. (2015). The Comprehensive History of Psychology. New Delhi: Motilal Banarasidas.
  4. Woodworth, R.S. and Schehan, N.R. (1974). Contemporary Schools of Psychology. New York: Ronald Ross Press.

 

E Resources:

 

     1. Gerson, L. P. (2013). From Plato to Platonism. Cornell University Press. EISBN: 978-0-80146-           918-    https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctt32b4gd

 

    2. Kraut, R. (1989). Aristotle on the Human Good. Princeton University Press. EISBN: 978-0-69122-     512-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv19fvzpf

 

   3. Zeman, A. (2002). Consciousness: A User’s Guide. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30013-          531-https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1nptqn

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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