Approaches - origins Flashcards
Origins of psychological, Wilhelm Wundt
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Psychology definiiton
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Study of brain, mind and behaviour scientifically
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Wundt’s research was called
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Structuralism - an attempt to break down mental processes into simple components
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Experiment method of Wundt
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Introspection - recording mental process objectively
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Limitation to introspection
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Introspection are inferences and not direct observation
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Evaluate Wundt
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Strength - scientific, inferenceses relevant for studying unobservable mental process, Wundt was first to argue behaviour is determined
Limitation - introspection are subjective, not reliable as self reports may cause bias and demand characteristics, introspection is inferences which are assumptions
