PG305
HISTORY OF IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PG305
HISTORY OF IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY
TEXT: B. M. Thorne and T. B. Henley (1997). Connections in the history and systems
of psychology, Houghton- Miflin, Co. ISBN = 0-395-67084-5.
UNITS: I. Chs. 2 and 3
II. Chs. 4, 6, and 7
III. Chs. 9, 10, and 11
IV. Chs. 12, 13, 14, 15
V. Ch. 20
LECTURES: Please understand that you are responsible for reading, remembering,
and understanding the material in the text. You are responsible also for identifying
material that you don't understand even though you've tried, and for bringing to
me the relevant questions. My lectures will be about the same topics as those in
the book, but they are not based on the book, and they do not amount to an effort
to teach the book to you.
EXAMS: There will be a 100-point exam on each Unit. It will include relatively short
essay questions about both textbook and lecture material. I will try to give adequate
warning about each upcoming examination, but you should make very effort to keep
up with the reading.
ATTENDANCE: No actual record of attendance will be kept. However attendance is important
because of lecture material that is on the exams and is not in the book. I will detect
really rare attendance and will lower your grade by one letter.
ATMOSPHERE: I will be prepared each and every day to say something that is well organized
and relevant. I will need your help to know when I am not communicating satisfactorily;
when something needs to be repeated or re-phrased, etc. This ends my 30th year as
psychology professor so it's just not possible to put myself in your shoes; learning
this material for the first time. So help me teach you. Feel free to ask questions,
to voice incredulity or disagreement, etc. A lively class is fun.
OFFICE HOURS: 209 Thach - any late afternoon except Friday.
GRADES: A = 90 - 100%; B = 80 - 89.9%; C = 70 - 79.9%; D = 60 - 69.9%; F = 59. 9%
and below.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Ph. D. in clinical psychology, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, 1968.
Faculty member at: Mississippi State Univ. 1968-1979
Univ. of Florida 1979-1987
Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City 1987-1990
Auburn Univ. 1990 -
Clinical consultant at: Missouri State School; Bryce Hospital; Veterans Hospital
in Little Rock AR., Miss. State Univ. Counseling Center, Mississippi State Penintentiary,
Mississippi Headstart, (others).
Hobbies: motorcycles (a Harley), fast cars (a Grand National and a vintage Corvette),
bass fishing, reading, writing, journal manuscipt editing, yard work, home repair.
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