Metapsychology - theory WF-R-PS-WMMT
1. Metapsychology: etymology, sources, features, definition, research questions, perspective, assumptions, methods.
2. The foundations of the philosophy of science and psychology.
3. Psychology: the subject, research questions, perspective.
4. HIstoriosophy of psychology: two developmental lines in psychology and so-called second psychology.
5. Philosophies of psychology and psychological anthropologies: ontological, epistemological, and axiological foundations.
6. Status and identity of psychology as a science - controversies.
7. Research models and methods in psychology.
8. The sources of psychology critique: psychologism, naturalism, individualism, reductionism, and dimensional ontology.
9. Anthropology of knowledge and psychology (L. Fleck).
10. Critical psychology and critical review/analysis.
11. Cultural and real psychology.
12. Applicable aspects undertaken in the context of the research problems of Ph.D. students.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
Upon the course completion a student:
1. Defines the term metapsychology and identifies the subject, research question, and perspective of psychology as a science.
2. Identifies and differentiate two developmental lines of psychology and knows its provenience.
3. Describes different philosophies of psychology and psychological anthropologies.
4. Identifies ontological, epistemological, and axiological foundations in chosen research programs in psychology.
5. Adequately describes the status and identity of psychology as a science.
6. Presents current sources of critique of psychology as a science.
7. Knows how to perform a critical review of a chosen idea, phenomenon, and research problem.
Assessment criteria
5 - excellent knowledge, skills, and personal and social competences
4.5 - very good knowledge, skills, and personal and social competences
4.0 - good knowledge, skills, and personal and social competences
3.5 - satisfactory knowledge, skills, and personal and social competences, however with significant mistakes
3.0 - satisfactory knowledge, skill, and personal and social competences, however with many mistakes
2.0 - unsatisfactory knowledge, skills, and personal and social competences
Practical placement
Not applicable.
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