approaches -origin of psychology

Question 1

who was involved in the origin of psychology?

Answer 1

.Wundt

Question 2

what was Wundt known as?

Answer 2

‘father of psychology’

Question 3

what did Wundt do?

Answer 3

.moved the subject from philosophical roots to controlled research.
.wrote the first academic journal and textbook

Question 4

what did Wundt set up?

Answer 4

.the first psychology laboratory called ‘institute of experimental psychology’

Question 5

what did Wundt promote?

Answer 5

.promoted the use of introspection as the first systematic experimental attempt to study mental processes

Question 6

what is introspection?

Answer 6

.systematic analysis of own conscious experience of a stimulus

Question 7

what did Wundt’s work pave the way for?

Answer 7

.later controlled research and the study of mental processes

Question 8

what is a strength to wundts theory?

Answer 8

.partly scientific -Wundt recorded introspections within a controlled lab setting using standardised methods (evidence for replicability as a feature of science)

Question 9

what are the negatives to Wundt’s theory?

Answer 9

.self reporting -participants reported their own private mental process which is subjective (not a feature of science)
.introspection isn’t valid as many aspects of our minds are outside of our conscious awareness -nisbett and Wilson found that the halo effect showed people’s perceptions of others can be affected unconsciously