Psy 306 HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOHY

Spring 2001

Monday-Wednesday 2-3:50 in Stevenson 3046

I. REQUIRED READINGS:

Survey Texts:

*Victor Daniels. "Psychology In Greek Philosophy"

*Excerpt from B. R. Hergenhahn. (1997). An Introduction to

the History of Modern Psychology (Third ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. (Selection on Gestalt Psychology.)

*Excerpt from Duane P. Schultz & Sydney Ellen Schultz. (1996).

A History of Modern Psychology. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. (Selection on Humanistic Psychology & Cognitive Science.)

*In Psy 306 Readers

Primary Sources:

*Arthur Warmoth. "Education and the Collaborative Construction of Social Reality." (A review of Kenneth A. Bruffee, Collaborative Learning, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1993.)

***Bernt Capra. "Mindwalk" (film)

**B. F. Skinner. Walden Two

*Chapter 1 from Wolfgang Köhler. Gestalt Psychology

**Sigmund Freud. Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis (in Standard Edition, vol. 11)

*Selections from C. G. Jung & Karen Horney

*Selections from Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Bradford Titchener, William James, James Rowland Angell, Edward Chace Tolman, Clark Hull, and B. F. Skinner

*Walter Truett Anderson. "Introduction: What's Going On Here?" From The Truth About the Truth

*Selections by Anderson, O'Hara & Warmoth from the AHP Perspective.

*In Psy 306 Readers
**In the Bookstore & on Library Reserve

***On Library Reserve in the Media Center

Materials in the Psy 306 Readers are primarily original sources. To understand most of them, it will be necessary to consult secondary sources (textbooks), in order to understand key terms and historical context. Several appropriate texts are on reserve in the Salazar Library. A few copies of B. R. Hergenhahn (1997),An Introduction to the History of Modern Psychology (3rd ed.), are available for purchase in the Bookstore.
 

II. RESERVE BOOK ROOM MATERIALS for BROWSING & REFERENCE

Useful Technical Aids:

Diana Hacker. (1997). A Pocket Style Manual. Boston: Bedford Books (A Division ofSt. Martin's Press). (Also in SSU Bookstore.)

Frederick Gilbert. (1996). Power speaking. Redwood City, CA: F. Gilbert Associates. (Also audiotape in Media Center.)

Videos:

Landmarks in psychology. (1980). Pleasantville, NY: Human Relations Media.

B. Capra. (1992). Mindwalk. Hollywood, CA: Paramount (originally released by the Atlas Learning Guild, 1990).

Readers from Previous Sections of Psych 306:

Daniels, V., Merrill, C., McCreary, W., & Warmoth, A. (Eds.). (1991). Psychology 306, fall 1991. Reader #1: Behavioral psychology. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University.

>>Contains readings on behaviorism by John B. Watson, E. C. Tolman, B. F. Skinner, John Dollard & Neal Miller, and Albert Bandura.

McCreary, W., & Warmoth, A. (Eds.). (1990). Psychology 306/307 block class. Fall 1990. Reader #2: Aristotle, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, phenomenology. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University.

>>Contains readings on behaviorism by E. C. Tolman, B. F. Skinner, and Norman Guttman, as well as on the topics listed in the title.

Merrill, C. (Ed). (n.d.). Psychology 306: Theories, methods, & issues. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University.

>>Contains readings on psychoanalysis and existential-humanistic psychology.

Warmoth, A. (Ed.). (1996). Psychology 306 reader. Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University.

>>Contains assigned readings by Karen Horney and C. G. Jung, as well as those on behaviorism.

Personality Theory & History of Psychology Texts:

Bolles, R. C. (1993). The story of psychology. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole 

Fadiman, J., & Frager, R. (1976). Personality and personal growth. New York: Harper & Row.

Hall, C. S. & Lindzey, G. (1978). Theories of personality (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley.

Hergenhahn, B. R. (1997). An introduction to the history of modern psychology (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Also personality & learning theory texts.)

Other Recommended Readings:

Anderson, W. T. (1990). Reality isn't what it used to be. San Francisco: Harper & Row.

Bruffee, K. A. (1993).Collaborative learning. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press

*Capra, F. (1996). The web of life. New York: Anchor Books (Doubleday).

Keirsey, D. & Bates, M. (1984).Please Understand Me. Del Mar, CA: Prometheus Nemesis.

Köhler, W. (1992). Gestalt psychology. New York: Liveright (originally pub. 1947).

*Schumacher, E. F. (1977). A guide for the perplexed. New York: Harper & Row.

*Skinner, B. F. (1971 ). Beyond freedom and dignity. New York: A. A. Knopf.

*Highly recommended, but not on reserve; see the regular stacks.