Psychology has a long past, but only a short history.

1PSYCHOLOGY 305 / 305G Social Psychology History of Social Psychology 2005 Lecturer: James Neill Overview • Long past, short history • Social Darwinianism • ‘Group mind' – late 19th century • Volkerpsychologie – ‘folk psychology' • Le Bon (1895) ‘crowd psychology' • Triplett's first experiment (1897) • Post WWI & Attitude Scaling • Group Processes & WWII: 1930's – 1950's • Cognitive, Crisis, Social Identity Theory & Social Constructionism: 1960's - present Long past, Short history “Psychology has a long past, but only a short history.

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• evolutionary theory as a significant platform for the development of scientific psychology
• management of scientific uncertainty
• social identity theory
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