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References on Teaching the History of Psychology

Compiled by Hendrika Vande Kemp, Updated 9/20/2002


The following bibliography was based on entries in Ware & Benjamin (1991) and a thorough search of the PsycInfo data base. It includes primarily journal articles. Some focus on the place of history in the curriculum, some on specific instructional techniques and strategies (e.g., faculty genealogies, departmental histories, cross-words, demonstrations); some provide a philosophy of teaching; others provide content for specific courses; some focus on integrating the history of psychology with other disciplines.

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Baker, D. B. (2002). Historical understanding and teaching in professional psychology. History of Psychology, 5, 219-223.
Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (1975). Research orientation in an undergraduate history and systems of psychology course. In J. Maas & D. Kleiber (Eds.), Directory of teaching innovations in psychology (pp. 543-544). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (1979). Instructional strategies in the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 15-17.
Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (1981). Teaching history of Psychology: A handbook. New York: Academic Press.
Benjamin, L. T. Jr. (1990). Involving students and faculty in preparing a departmental history. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 97-100.
Berrenberg, J. L. (1990). Integrative and goal-relevant essay questions for history and systems courses. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 113-115.
Berrenberg, J. L., & Prosser, A. (1991). The create-a-game exam: A method to facilitate student interest and learning. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 167-169.
Bohan, J. S. (1990). Social constructionism and contextual history: An expanded approach to the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 17, 82-89.
Boice, R. (1977). Heroes and teachers. Teaching of Psychology, 4, 55-58.
Brewer, C. L., & Davis, S. F. (1999). Have I heard that name before? A survey of historical figures in psychology. In L. T. Benjamin, Jr., et al. (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, Volume 4 (pp. 43-46). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Brock, A. (1998). Pedagogy and research. Psychologist, 11, 169-171.
Brooks, C. I. (1985). A role-playing exercise for the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 8485.
Brown, D. R. (1999). The teaching of the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 3.
Brôzek, J. (1969). Breadth and depth in teaching history. American Psychologist, 21, 1075-1076.
Brôzek, J. (1969). History of psychology: Diversity of approaches and uses. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences, 31, 115-127
Brôzek, J. (1970, June). Partnership in learning (with special reference to history). Teaching of Psychology Newsletter, pp. 2-4.
Brôzek, J., & Schneider, L. S. (1973). Second summer institute on the history of psychology. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 9, 91-101.
Brôzek, J., Watson, R. I., & Ross, B. (1969). A summer institute on the history of psychology: Part I. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 5, 307-319. 
Brôzek, J., Watson, R. I., & Ross, B. (1970). A summer institute on the history of psychology: Part II. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 6, 25-35.
Bryant, W. H. M., & Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (1999). Read all about it! Wundt opens psychology lab: A newspaper assignment for history of psychology. In L. T. Benjamin, Jr., et al (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, Volume 4 (pp. 47-49). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Buchanan, T. (2002). Historically grounding the practice of psychology: Implications for professional training. History of Psychology, 5, 240-248.
Bunnell, J. K. (1992). Recognition of famous names in psychology by students and staff. Teaching of Psychology, 19, 51-52.
Capretta, P. J. (1975). Paper tutorial in conjunction with a standard lecture format in a history of psychology course. In J. Maas & D. Kleiber (Eds.), Directory of teaching innovations in psychology (pp. 545-546). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Caudle, F. M. (1979). Using "demonstrations, class experiments and the projection lantern" in the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 7-11.
Chodorow, M. S., & Manning, S. K. (1983). Cognition and memory: A bibliographic essay on the history and issues. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 163-167.
Coffield, K. E. (1973). Additional stimulation for students in history and systems. American Psychologist, 28, 624-625.
Cole, D. L. (1983). The way we were: Teaching history of psychology through mock APA conventions. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 234-236.
Cox, B. D. (1997). Students' basic philosophical assumptions in history of psychology: A measure and teaching tool. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 39-41.
Cronan-Hillix, W. A., Cronan-Hillix, T. A., & Speth, T. W. (1990). What would you tell professor Wundt? Teaching of Psychology, 17, 94-97.
Crossman, E. K., & Crossman, S. M. (1983). The crossword puzzle as a teaching tool. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 98-99.
Dagenbach, D. (1999). Some thoughts on teaching a pluralistic history in the history and systems of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 22-28.
Daniels, R. S., Dunham, P. J., & Morris, C. J. (1965). Undergraduate courses in psychology: 14 years later. Psychological Record, 15, 25-31.
Davis, S. F., Janzen, W. C., & Davis, R. L. (1982). Teaching and learning the history of psychology need not be boring. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 183-184.
Davis, S. F., Thomas, R. L., & Weaver, M. S. (1982). Psychology's contemporary and all-time notables: Student, faculty, and chairperson viewpoints. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 20, 3-6.
Diekhoff, G. M. (1982). Cognitive maps as a way of presenting the dimensions of comparison within the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 115-116.
Duncan, C. P. (1976). Recognition of names of eminent psychologists. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 12, 325-329.
Dunn, D. S. (1992). Perspectives on human aggression: Writing to Einstein and Freud on "Why War?" Teaching of Psychology, 19, 112-114.
Epstein, R. (1981). A convenient model for the evolution of early psychology as a scientific discipline. Teaching of Psychology, 8, 42-44. 
Finison, L. J. (1983). Origin myths and the teaching of social psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 29-30.
Fuchs, A. H., & Viney, W. (2002). The course in the history of psychology: Present status and future concerns. History of Psychology, 5, 3-15.
Furedy, J. J., Riley, D. M., & Furedy, C. P. (1981). Teaching undergraduates the philosophy of psychology: The method of criticized introspection. Teaching of Psychology, 8, 47-49.
Furumoto, L. (1985). Placing women in the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 12, 203-206.
Gladding, S. T. (1985). History and systems of counseling: A course whose time has come. Counselor Education & Supervision, 24, 325-331.
Goodwin, C. J. (1991). Using psychologists' letters to teach about introspection. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 237-238.
Goodwin, C. J. (1994). Toward eloquentia perfecta in the history and systems course. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 91-93.
Goodwin, C. J. (1997). The vital role of psychology's history in introductory courses: An interview with Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 218-221.
Goodwin, C. J. (2002). Teaching the history of psychology. In S. F. Davis, & W. Buskist (Eds.). The teaching of psychology: Essays in honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer (pp. 349-360). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Grigg, A. E. (1974). Research projects for a history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 1, 84-85.
Harris, B. (1979). Professional seminar in clinical psychology taught from a historical perspective. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 17-19.
Harris, B. (1983). Telling students about the history of social psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 26-28.
Hart, J. J. (1986). A strategy for teaching the history and systems of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 13(2), 67-69.
Hart, J. J., & English, B. L. (1983). Theoretical orientation change in students following a course in history and systems of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 37-41.
Henderson, B. B. (1988). What students know about the history of psychology before taking the course. Teaching of Psychology, 15, 204-205.
Henderson, B. B. (1995). Critical-thinking exercises for the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 22, 60-63.
Henle, M. (1976). Why study the history of psychology? Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 270, 14-20.
Heppner, P. P., Berry, T. R., Ritter, T. J., Pusateri, M. R. et al. (1994). Using oral history in teaching the history of counseling. Counselor Education & Supervision, 34, 68-75.
Hilgard, E. R., Leary, D. E., & McGuire, G. R. (1991). The history of psychology: A survey and critical assessment. In M. R. Rosenzweig & L. W. Porter (Eds.). Annual review of psychology, Vol. 42 (pp. 79-107). Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews.
Hogan, J. D., Goshtasbpour, F., Laufer, M. R., & Haswell, E. (1998). Teaching the history of psychology: What's hot and what's not. Teaching of Psychology, 25, 206-208.
Koppes, L. L. (2002). Using the jigsaw classroom to teach the history of I-O psychology and related topics. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 39, 109-112.
Krauss, J. (1999). A jigsaw puzzle approach to learning history in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 279-280.
Kushner, R. I. (1980). The prescriptive approach to the teaching of the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 7, 184-185.
Landrum, R. E. (1992). Ideas for teaching history and systems. Teaching of Psychology, 19(3), 179-180.
Larson, P. C. (2002). Teaching history and systems from a clinical perspective. History of Psychology, 5, 249-263.
Leinhardt, G., Beck, I. L., & Stainton, C. (Eds). (1994). Teaching and learning in history. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Lewin, L. M., & Wakefield, J. A. (1983). Teaching psychology through an instructor-debate format. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 115-116.
Lubek, I., Innis, N. K., Kroger, R. O., McGuire, G. R., et al. (1995). Faculty genealogies in five Canadian universities: Historiographical and pedagogical concerns. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 31, 52-72.
Lyman, B. (1970). Performance of introductory psychology students in a historical foundations course on an historical foundations and a standard introductory final examination. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 6(4), 354-357.
McPherson, M. W. (1979). Different approaches to teaching the history of psychology: Excerpts from a 1977 APA symposium. Psychological Record, 29, 65-70.
Messer, W. S. (1997). Undergraduate psychology curricula in North Carolina. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 127-130.
Milar, K. S. (1987). History of psychology: Cornerstone instead of capstone. Teaching of Psychology, 14, 236-238.
Miserandino, M. (1996). Teaching a personality course in Vienna. Teaching of Psychology, 23, 240-241.
Morris, R. B. (1987). A note on Hart's "A strategy for teaching the history and systems of psychology." Teaching of Psychology, 14, 235-236.
Murray, F. S., & Rowe, F. B. (1979). Psychology laboratories in the United States prior to 1900. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 19-21.
Nance, R. D. (1961). Student reactions to the history of psychology. American Psychologist, 16, 189-191.
Nance, R. D. (1962). Current practices in teaching history of psychology. American Psychologist, 17, 250-252.
Nance, R. D. (1971). Undergraduate students and the history of psychology. American Psychologist, 26, 316.
Nissim-Sabat, D. (1980). Teaching history of psychology through art and music. Teaching of Psychology, 7, 223-226.
Norcross, J. C., & Tomcho, T. J. (1994). Great books in psychology: Three studies in search of a consensus. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 86-90.
Punches, A., & Viney, W. (1986). A note on the historical literacy of first-year graduate students in psychology. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 22, 64-65.
Raphelson, A. C. (1979). The unique role of the history of psychology in undergraduate education. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 12-14.
Raphelson, A. C. (1982). The history course as the capstone of the psychology curriculum. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 18, 279-285.
Raphelson, A. C. (1987). The use of slides in class. A demonstration of incidental learning. Teaching of Psychology, 14, 103-105.
Rhoads, S. E., & Wight, R. D. (1997). Of theater, pedagogy, and the history of psychology: An exploration. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 36-38.
Riedel, R. G. (1974). The current status of the history and systems of psychology courses in American colleges and universities. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 10, 410-412.
Robinson, D. N. (1979). The history of psychology and the ends of instruction. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 4-6.
Scarborough, E. (1988). The history of psychology course. In P. A. Bronstein & K. Quina (Eds.), Teaching a psychology of people: Resources for gender and sociocultural awareness (pp. 88-93). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Schilling, K. L. (1983). Teaching psychological issues in context: A library exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 57.
Shaklee, A. B. (1957). Autobiography in teaching history of psychology. American Psychologist, 12, 282-283.
Simonton, D. K. (1994). Scientific eminence, the history of psychology, and term paper topics: A metascience approach. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 169-171. 
Smith, A. H. (1982). Different approaches for teaching the history of psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 180-182.
Statt, D. (1975). Undergraduate seminar in psychology history. In J. Maas & D. Kleiber (Eds.), Directory of teaching innovations in psychology (pp. 547-548). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Stedman, M. E. (1994). Historical knowledge: Assessment of outcomes in a history of psychology course. Psychological Reports, 75, 22.
Sternberg, R. J. (1998). The dialectic as a tool for teaching psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 25, 177-180. 
Strauss, B. S. (1999). History of women in psychology: A time line. In L. T. Benjamin, Jr., et al (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, Volume 4 (pp. 307-308). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Swain, R. (1976). The history of psychology and related events, 1800-1960. Psychology Teaching, 4, 31-38.
Terry, W. S. (1980). Tracing psychologist's 'roots': A project for history and systems course. Teaching of Psychology, 7, 176-177.
Thorne, B. M. (1999). Using irony in teaching the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 222-224.
Tobacyk, J. J. (1987). Using personal construct theory in teaching history and systems of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 14, 111-112.
Vande Kemp, H. (1979). The case study method as a pedagogical tool in the teaching of psychology. JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 9, 79 (14pp.)
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Vande Kemp, H. (2002). Making the history of psychology clinically and philosophically relevant. History of Psychology, 5, 224-239.
Viney, W., & Crosby, D. A. (1991). The psychology and philosophy of William James: An interdisciplinary teaching project. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 107-109.
Viney, W. (1998). A larger canopy for psychology: Unity and disunity as a pedagogical problem. Psychology Teacher Network, 8(5), 2-4, 6, 15.
Walker, R. E. (1969). An indirect communication of psychology's history to undergraduates. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 5, 182-184.
Waller, J. E. (1994). Philosophies of psychology: A discovery process for undergraduates. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 33-35.
Ware, M. E., & Benjamin, L. T. Jr. (1991). The APA centennial and teaching history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 136-144.
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Watson, R. I. (1966). The role and use of history in the psychology curriculum. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 2, 64-66.
Webb, W. B. (1991). History from our textbooks: Boring, Langfeld, and Weld’s introductory texts. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 33-35.
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Wetmore, K. (1981). Notes on graduate training in the history of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 8, 50.
Wight, R. D. (1993). Expanding coverage in the history course by toasting significant but often overlooked contributors. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 112.
Wiley, J., & Voss, J. F. (1996). The effects of 'playing historian' on learning history. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10, S63-S72.
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Woodward, W. R. (1982). A commentary on the symposium: The use of history in the social sciences curriculum. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 18, 286-289.
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Zehr, D. (2000). Teaching psychology's history through a comparative analysis of introductory psychology texts. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 31-33.
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