Approaches 1 Origins Of Psychology: Flashcards
Learn about the origins of psychology
Who was labelled the father of experimental psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What did Wundt have made so he could measure time accurately?
The chronoscope
To what interval of a second could the chronoscope measure ?
1/1000 of a second
What was the chronoscope used for?
Measuring the reaction time.
How did the chronoscope measure the speed of a participant’s reaction?
It had a sound after which the participant would press a button which would stop the sound and record their reaction time.
What procedure did Wundt develop?
Introspection.
How does introspection work ?
Introspection was the technique which involved the perception of a sensory event and then reporting on the phenomenological experience.
Which person developed the chronoscope?
Matthäus Hipp
What was Wundt’s group called?
The Leipzig group
What was a limitation of introspection?
The participant had to be knowledgeable about the purpose of the experiment and adopt the right mental mind set to perceive stimuli correctly.
Define structuralism:
The break down of the brain to its basic elements.
Define cultural psychology:
The study of how psychological and behavioural tendencies are rooted and embodied in culture.
Define empiricism:
Belief that knowledge is derived from sensory experience and is not innate.
Define the scientific method:
Objective, systematic and replicable investigative methods of testing/modifying hypotheses based on these methods
Name two strengths of the scientific approach:
- establishes cause and effect.
- experiments are based on theories which are regularly tested by other psychologists.
