PSYC 340 - History and Systems of Psychology

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Lafayette College

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Description:

Provides a historical survey of psychology, with an emphasis on the development of scientific psychology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the topics explored are the origins of psychology in philosophy and neurology, "schools" of psychology such as functionalism, Gestalt psychology, and behaviorism, and the lives and careers of psychology pioneers. [W] Prerequisite: Psychology 110, junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor Childs, Vinchur

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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