This module provides an introduction and overview of the historical development of the science and practice of psychology in America. Ever-increasing specialization within the field often makes it difficult to discern the common roots from which the field of psychology has evolved. By exploring this shared past, students will be better able to understand how psychology has developed into the discipline we know today.

  • Behaviorism
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Empiricism
  • Eugenics
  • Functionalism
  • Gestalt psychology
  • History of psychology
  • Introspection
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychophysics
  • Structuralism

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