The History of Psychology
Directions: Use the following links to complete the WebQuest.
1) Go to the site, http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm#nature and complete the following.
2) Go to the American Psychological Association site located at http://www.apa.org/ Click on the ASSOCIATION INFO icon and click on the ABOUT APA icon. Answer the following.
3) Choose one of the following psychologists and create a short biography of their life and work. Your research should include important dates, educational background, career work, etc. Tell us about his/her life and career and contributions to the field of psychology.
4) Research the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The case cited Kenneth Clark’s work on the effects of discrimination. Summarize your findings based on the following questions. The following website will help you to summarize the work by Kenneth Clark. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html
Directions: Use the following links to complete the WebQuest.
1) Go to the site, http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm#nature and complete the following.
- What is the percentage of self-employed psychologists?
- What is the nature of psychological work?
- What do clinical psychologists mainly do?
- What areas of specialty are there in clinical psychology?
- What do healthy psychologists study?
- What do neuropsychologists study?
- What is the difference between developmental psychologists and social psychologists?
- Describe the work environment for psychologists.
- Describe the different levels of education and training for serving in the fields of psychology. Does having more education have its benefits? Why?
- Do psychologists have to be licensed?
- Who certifies a psychologist?
- What are some other qualifications for psychologists?
- What are the employment opportunities for psychologists?
- Describe the job outlook for psychologists.
- Describe the salary for psychologists.
2) Go to the American Psychological Association site located at http://www.apa.org/ Click on the ASSOCIATION INFO icon and click on the ABOUT APA icon. Answer the following.
- Where is APA based?
- Approximately how many members are there in the APA?
- What is APA’s mission statement?
- Who is the current president of the APA?
- How does the APA define the field of psychology?
3) Choose one of the following psychologists and create a short biography of their life and work. Your research should include important dates, educational background, career work, etc. Tell us about his/her life and career and contributions to the field of psychology.
- Kenneth B. Clark
- BF Skinner
- Sigmund Freud
- John Watson
- Rene Descartes
- John Bulwer
- William James
- Wilhelm Wundt
- John Locke
- Carl Rogers
- Abraham Maslow
- African-American psychologists
4) Research the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The case cited Kenneth Clark’s work on the effects of discrimination. Summarize your findings based on the following questions. The following website will help you to summarize the work by Kenneth Clark. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html
- Who brought the case to the Court and why?
- What was the basis of the argument made to the Court?
- What was the Court’s rationale for its decision?
- What was the significance of the 1954 ruling?
- Why would an end to legal discrimination possibly not eliminate discrimination in society
- Summarize Kenneth Clark’s “Doll Test” experiment and conclusions.