5.1: Wundt

Question 1

Explain what introspection is (2 marks)

Answer 1

Introspection is the examination of an individual’s mental processes

Question 2

Explain what introspection is (2 marks).

Introspection is the examination of an individual’s mental processes, often done by doing what?

Answer 2

Introspection is the examination of an individual’s mental processes, often done by focusing on one’s thoughts and emotions whilst solving a problem or reaching a decision

Question 3

In a laboratory study of problem-solving, cognitive psychologists asked participants to solve problems presented in different colours of ink. They found that it took longer to solve problems presented in green ink, than it did to solve problems presented in other colours. They inferred that the mental processing of problems is made more difficult when a problem is presented in green ink.

Explain what is meant by ‘inference’ in relation to this study (2 marks)

Answer 3

Inference is going beyond the immediate evidence to make assumptions about mental processes that cannot be directly observed

Question 4

In a laboratory study of problem-solving, cognitive psychologists asked participants to solve problems presented in different colours of ink. They found that it took longer to solve problems presented in green ink, than it did to solve problems presented in other colours. They inferred that the mental processing of problems is made more difficult when a problem is presented in green ink.

Explain what is meant by ‘inference’ in relation to this study (2 marks).
Inference is going beyond the immediate evidence to make assumptions about mental processes that cannot be directly observed.
How is this shown in the study above?

Answer 4

This is shown in the study above as having more difficult processing on the basis of the time taken to solve the problem in the different conditions