Professor Barney Beins (Psychology) has published an article in the journal Teaching of Psychology entitled "Using History to Teach Contemporary Psychology." The article outlines the use of historical material in psychology to show how ideas evolve in a discipline and emerge in their current form.
Citation: Beins, B. C. (2011). Using history to teach contemporary psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 38, 309-313.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20111115083425579