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The paper begins by analyzing the main research trends in the field of the history of psychology and the classical opposition between Whig historiography and critical historiography. Afterwards, it analyzes the various stages of the research methodology used in the field of the history of psychology. In order to do this, the research activities of the historian of psychology are compared to those conducted in both the natural sciences and the social sciences. As a result of this comparative analysis, it is possible to conclude that the stages of the research methodology applied in the field of the history of psychology coincide to some extent with the stages of the research methodology used in other scientific fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an analysis of the theoretical and methodological problems that arise from the use of images as historical documents, as well as some proposals, both theoretical and methodological, to deal with iconic sources in the writing of history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]