Exam 1: Introduction

Historiography concerns the strategy of writing a history of anything.

What are some of the LESS convincing arguments for studying the history of psychology?

Which of the following possible approaches to the history of psychology have not yet been used?

What have been the main strategies in writing the history of psychology?

Most licensing and certification agencies require professional practicing psychologists to have some knowledge of the history of psychology.

What are some of the MORE convincing arguments for studying the history of psychology?

What are reliability and validity?

Presentism means discussing historical events in terms of current concerns while historicism means placing past events into their context at the time they occurred.

Presentism vs. historicism concerns

Historical accounts

What kinds of approaches have been used to highlight the contributions of major past figures to the field? Viewable by instructor only Answers to short answer questions for Chapter 1: Introduction

A definitive history can be written of past events.

The term "Ortgeist" refers to the spirit of a place (during a particular time).

Compare and contrast the authors' background and perspective

Historiography can provide valid and reliable bases for

Distinguish between internal and external history.