Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Psychology
Course Code: PSİ104
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with information about the philosophical and physiological origins of contemporary psychology, its emergence as a field of science, its development, and the process of separation into subfields.

Course Content

Explanations and analyses of human from antiquity to the emergence of psychology as a science; New psychology: The foundation of modern psychology; Schools of psychology: structuralism and functionalism; Applied psychology: The legacy of functionalism; Behaviourism: Early influences, inception, post-institution; Gestalt psychology; Psychoanalysis: Beginnings, Psychoanalysis: Dissenters and derivatives of psychoanalysis; Contemporary ideas in psychology, History of psychology in Turkey

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Ayşe Vildan ACAR BAYRAKTAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows how the subjects in the field of psychology are handled from antiquity to its emergence as a science.
2.Knows important initial studies in the emergence of psychology as a science.
3.In the 20th century, knows the basic perspectives of different approaches in psychology.
4.Knows the similarities and differences of different psychological approaches.
5.Knows current approaches in psychology comparatively.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Modern Psikoloji Tarihi, Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz (çev. Yasemin Aslay), Kaknüs Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001
2.Psikolojide Temel Düşünürler, Rom Harré, (Çev.ed. Hacer Harlak), Sentez Yayıncılık, Bursa, 2015.
3.Psikoloji Tarihine Giriş, Frank J. Bruno, (çev. Nesrin Hisli), Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, İzmir, 1982.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course introduction, topics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Studies in the History of Psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Philosophical Effects on Psychology and Physiological Effects on Psychology
Week 4 - Theoretical
The New Psychology: The Founding of Modern Psychology
Week 5 - Theoretical
Structuralism and Functionalism: Initial Effects
Week 6 - Theoretical
Functionalism: Its Establishment and Development
Week 7 - Theoretical
Applied Psychology: The Legacy of Functionalism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Behaviorism: After the Foundation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gestalt Psychology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Psychoanalysis: Beginning
Week 11 - Theoretical
Psychoanalysis: Opponents and Derivatives of Psychoanalysis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Contemporary Thoughts in Psychology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Psychology in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Psychology in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory421184
Assignment1527
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination1527
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)105
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
5
3
5
2
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
1
5
5
5
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026