1. Origins Of Psychology AO1 Flashcards
Who established the first psychology lab study?
Wilhelm Wundt
What did Wilhelm Wundt do and what was his aim?
He established the first psychology lab with the aim to describe the nature of human consciousness in a carefully controlled and scientific environment (a lab)
What did Wundt pioneer?
The method of introspection
What is introspection?
First systematic experimental attempt to study mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations
What is structuralism?
Isolating the structure of consciousness
What was Wundt’s procedure?
Same standardised instructions were given to all participants- procedures could be repeated/ replicated
Why was Wundt so important?
He separated psychology from philosophy by analysing the workings of the mind in a more structured way
Why was Wundt’s work significant?
Although his early attempts are seen as naive today, his work wash significant as it marked the separation of modern scientific psychology from its broader philosophical roots
What did John B. Watson argue?
Introspection was subjective, t varied from person to person
What does the behaviourist approach suggest?
‘Scientific’ psychology should only study phenomena that can be observed and measured
What dominated psychology in the 1930’s?
The behaviourists focus on learning, the use of carefully controlled lab studies would dominate psychology for the next few decades
What happened following the cognitive revolution of the 1960’s?
Studies of mental processes were seen as legitimate writhing psychology
What did the biological approach introduce in the 1990’s?
Technological advances including recording brain activity, using scanning techniques such as FMRI and EEG
