History of Psychology: Exam 1

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Definition of History
1. Historia (Greek) = Inquiry 2. History: Systematic study of the record of the human past
Great Person orientation
The ideas and actions of brilliant individduals shape history
Zeitgeist Orientation
Broad impersonal foces rather than the individual, mold the course of history
Cyclical Theory:
History = an endless process of repitition
Linear Progressive Theory
Each generation builds upon the discoveries of previous generations
Chaos theory
History = a series of random and unrelated events
Histriography
Method of history based on the critical examination of relevant sources
Historicism
Objective analysis of the human past for its own sake
Presentism
Interpretive study of past events
Revisionism
Historical record that is interpreted in accord with political dogma
Internal Historiography
Detailed account of a discipline "from the inside" --> emphasis on people and their ideas
External histriography
Historical study "from the outside" --> emphasis on social, political, economic, religious and military forces
Epistemology
Study of the nature of knowledge
Rationalism
The source of all knowledge is reason (a priori) --> active mind
Empiricism
Knowledge is based on sensory experience (a posteriori) --> passive mind