Description
Strongly recommended: at least two psychology courses including PSY120 or permission of instructor. This course introduces students to the major research findings that have had significant influence on the development of psychology as the science of human behavior throughout the twentieth century. Students will learn about the history and philosophy of specific research topics, research questions and methodologies and how they have affected the scope and direction of psychological knowledge and the practice of psychology as a profession. Particular attention is paid to the impact of culture and epistemological models implicit in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and how they have influenced the direction of research in the field of psychology.