Paris Institute of Psychology

Institute of Psychology
Type	Graduate school
Established	1920
Parent institution	Paris Cité University
President	Isabelle Jambaqué-Aubourg
Academic staff	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Address	71 avenue Édouard-Vaillant, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Website	https://psychologie.u-paris.fr

The Institute of Psychology is a graduate school of psychology and constitutes the department of psychology of the Paris Cité University. It is currently located at the Centre Henri-Piéron, 71 avenue Édouard-Vaillant, Boulogne-Billancourt. Being the birthplace of French psychology, the institute was founded in 1920 by Henri Piéron, with the mission of providing psychology education and a center for research.^[1] It is the oldest psychology-specific education institution in France.^[2] The last three stories of the 6-stories building are assigned to research laboratories, and the basement hosts the oldest psychology-dedicated library in France (which received the CollEx [fr] label of excellence).^[3]

History

Created in 1920 by Henri Piéron, the Institute of Psychology is the first university institute (the term 'institute', as opposed to 'school', underlines the important focus on research activity)^[4] of the University of Paris.^[5] It was meant to gather psychologists from the University of Paris, the Collège de France, and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, and delivered a one-year diploma of psychological studies with specialities in "Psychology", "Pedagogy", or "Applied Psychology".

In 1947, Daniel Lagache implements a two-year psychology bachelor's degree with specialities in "General Psychology", "Child Psychology", "Social Life Psychology", and "Psychophysiology".

In 1959, the institute moves to the building of the Sociétés savantes [FR], on Serpente street.

In 1965, Paul Fraisse becomes the institute's director.^{[inconsistent]}

In 1999, as part of a plan to regroup all the research laboratories scattered across Paris, the institute gets transferred to its current location in Boulogne-Billancourt.

In 2020, the Institute of Psychology joins the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Paris Cité University.

Curriculum

Social Sciences

Bachelor of Psychology
Master of Psychology (professional)
- Occupational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Master of Psychology (research)
- Individual, social, environment
- Psychopathology : emotions, affects, behaviors, psychic processes

Life Sciences

Master of Psychology (professional)
- Neuropsychology
- Developmental psychology
Master of Psychology (research)
- Cognitive Psychology
European Master (in collaboration with the universities of Valence, Coimbra, Bologna et Barcelona)
- Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology

The doctorate degree is delivered through within the doctoral school Cognition, comportement, conduites humaines (ED 261) which includes 18 research laboratories.

Directors

1920 : The institute is originally directed by a board including Henri Piéron (EPHE), founding member until 1951, as well as Henri Delacroix (Sorbonne, Lettres), Georges Dumas (Sorbonne, Lettres), Étienne Rabaud (Sorbonne, Sciences) and Pierre Janet (Collège de France).^[1]
1952 : Paul Fraisse replaces Henri Piéron with a director board including Daniel Lagache (Sorbonne, lettres), Jean Delay (Faculté de médecine), and Pierre-Paul Grassé (Sorbonne, Sciences).
1960 : Daniel Lagache steps back from co-directorship.
1961 : Paul Fraisse becomes the only director.
1969-1993 : The institute splits into the 'Institute of Psychology' proper and the 'Unit of Formation and Research (UFR) - Institut de Psychologie'
- (Institute) 1968-1974 : Hélène Gratiot Alphandéry
- (Institute) 1974-1980 : Claude Lévy-Leboyer
- (Institute) 1981- 1988 : Roland Doron
- (Institute) 1988-1992 : Jean-Claude Sperandio
- (UFR) 1969-1973 : Paul Fraisse
- (UFR) 1973-1974 : Pierre Oléron
- (UFR) 1974-1977 : Guy Durandin
- (UFR) 1977-1981 : Germaine de Montmollin
- (UFR) 1981-1985 : Colette Chiland
- (UFR) 1985-1989 : Hervé Beauchesne
- (UFR) 1989-1993 : Pierre Coslin
1993-1998 : Roger Lécuyer
1998-2002 : Serban Ionescu
2002-2007 : Jean-Didier Bagot
2007-2012 : François Marty
2012-2017 : Ewa Drozda-Senkowska
2017-2022 : Isabelle Jambaqué-Aubourg

References

^ ^a ^b "Les 100 ans de l'Institut de Psychologie". psychologie.u-paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Institut de Psychologie - Université Paris Cité". psychologie.u-paris.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Henri Piéron Library". psychologie.u-paris.fr/en/henri-pieron-library/. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Difference entre faculté, école et institut à l'université". julesinfo.blog4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Charmasson, Thérèse (2016). "Instituts d'université et instituts de faculté au sein de l'université de Paris. Une réponse à de nouvelles fonctions pour l'université?". Quaderns d'història de l'enginyeria. 15: 39–65.

[100ans-1] "Les 100 ans de l'Institut de Psychologie". psychologie.u-paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[2] "Institut de Psychologie - Université Paris Cité". psychologie.u-paris.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[3] "Henri Piéron Library". psychologie.u-paris.fr/en/henri-pieron-library/. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[4] "Difference entre faculté, école et institut à l'université". julesinfo.blog4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[5] Charmasson, Thérèse (2016). "Instituts d'université et instituts de faculté au sein de l'université de Paris. Une réponse à de nouvelles fonctions pour l'université?". Quaderns d'història de l'enginyeria. 15: 39–65.

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