Knowledge

The student...

can give an account of the history of psychology with regard to important developmental aspects, philosophical roots, historical schools of thought, and influential figures
can describe the main arguments in key controversies and changes in the history of psychology
can give an account of psychology as a social science and natural science in a historical perspective
can explain qualitative and quantitative research methods
can describe the premises underlying different ethical perspectives
can outline the rules, regulations and procedures related to research ethics, among them the right to privacy, notification of projects and informed consent
can explain problems involved in different research methods and the concepts of causality, correlation and probability in psychology
can explain what is meant by a literature search, hypothesis / research problem, operationalization, variables, measurement scales, reliability and validity
can describe non-experimental methods (observation, case studies, archive studies, survey methods, field methodology and interviews)
can explain the main differences between experimental and non-experimental design
can explain the relationship between a sample and a population
can explain what a scientific paradigm is

Skills

The student...

can place recent psychological theories and schools of thought in a historical perspective
can explain how scientific work leads to scientific articles
can discuss advantages and disadvantages of case studies, tests and experiments
can discuss advantages and disadvantages of qualitative methods
can apply different perspectives in the discussion of ethical considerations in psychological research and practice

General competence

The student...

can discuss and reflect on key issues in psychology
can reflect on how important topics from the history of psychology has shaped the subject field and related fields
can discuss how qualitative and quantitative approaches can be integrated into the design of a research study
can evaluate ethical concerns up against rules and regulations and reflect on timely dilemmas

Subject description 7110

Psychological Research and History