Historical Psychology Texts Online

One of the emails I receive is from "The Scout Report" from the University of Wisconsin.  They put out a weekly set of amazing resources out on the web.  In today's email, I found this wonderful set of historical documents compiled by Mike Palij.

Here is the selection of the entry in today's email.  I apologize for the formatting issues.

HathiTrust Digital Library: 19th-20th Century Psychology Texts·http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listis;c=715130871
The HathiTrust Digital Library is a partnership between academic and research institutions "offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world." Named "Hathi" for the Hindi word for elephant - because the apocryphal elephant never forgets - this free resource will serve anyone with an internet connection and a thirst for knowledge. For instance, the current link navigates to a collection of 19th and 20th century psychology texts, 238 of which may be read in full on the site. With volumes such as The American Journal of Insanity, published in 1845, and the Archives of psychology, spanning from 1908 to 1923, there is much to explore in these pages. If psychology is not for you, the Collections section is another great place to scout. Here, readers can explore what others are searching for in the Trust, such as "Islamic Manuscripts" and "Records of the American Colonies." For those doing any sort of historical research, this site is definitely worth while.

Here is a link to a scanned version of Watson's textbook on comparative psychology:
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015003744326;view=1up;seq=1

Enjoy.


posted by Chuck Schallhorn

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Human Intelligence Website Biography Map

The Human Intelligence website at the University of Indiana includes an interactive map of major contributors to the field of intelligence. A detailed biography is included for each individual.

To go to the "History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory" map, simply click on the graphic to the right or go to http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/map.shtml

For additional information go to the home page for the Human Intelligence site at http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/

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Phineas Gage: Newly Discovered Picture

Recently, a picture believed to be that of Phineas Gage holding the tapping iron which pierced his skull has surfaced. For thirty years Jack and Beverley Wilgus have own the photograph not knowing its significance. The possibility of the shot being of Gage came out when they placed it on Flickr, a picture sharing website. The couple have written an article, "Face to Face with Phineas Gage", for the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0964704X.asp) or go to http://brightbytes.com/phineasgage/index.html.

Newspaper and blog accounts of the photograph can be found at:

LA Times Website
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-gage16-2009jul16,0,6843461.story

The Boston Globe Website
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/22/newly_discovered_image_offers_fresh_insights_about_1848_medical_miracle/

The New York Times Website
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/the-curious-case-of-phineas-gage-refocused/

Advanced in the History of Psychology Blog
http://ahp.apps01.yorku.ca/?p=730

The Neurophilosophy section of the Science Blogs
http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2009/07/meet_phineas_gage.php

The September 2008 issue of The Psychologist from the British Psychological Society, includes an article which deputes many of the common beliefs of Gage's story at http://ahp.apps01.yorku.ca/?p=515#more-515

A special thanks to Tack Chace, Shrewsbury High School, Shrewsbury MA, whose initial posting on the AP Psychology Electronic Discussion Group provided the impetus for this posting.

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Ten Most Revealing Psychological Experiments

Brainz.org has compiled a list of what they believe to be the 10 most revealing experiments in psychology. In my opinion, the list appears to ignore many of the "classic" experiments from the history of psychology. Feel free to include your thoughts in the comments section below.

Perhaps, after studying the history of psychology, students could develop their own "Top Ten" list and compare it to the Brainz.com list. At the end of the year, after learning in detail about the many famous studies, students could again develop a "Top Ten" list and see how their opinions have changed since the beginning of the school year.

The Brainz.org list can be found at http://brainz.org/ten-most-revealing-psych-experiments/

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