Approaches- origins of psych Flashcards

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Which of the following 3 statements apply to introspection?

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1) developed by Wundt
2) involved recording own conscious thoughts
3)the first systematic experimental approach to psychology

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What approach did Wundt use

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Used a structuralist approach

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What technique did Wundt use

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Introspection

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What did Wundt believe about the human mind

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All aspects of the human mind and behaviour could be studied scientifically

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What did Wundt call the first psych lab which he founded

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‘The Institute of Experimental Psychology’

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What does introspection do

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Investigates internal events i.e. inner mental and emotional states, by examining conscious thoughts and feelings as a form of data collection

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What does introspection allow

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To observe and report on our inner world of thoughts and feelings in terms of intensity, duration and quality

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1st step of the scientific process

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An observation is made of phenomena in the world

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2nd step of the scientific process

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A theory is developed to explain the observation, and a hypothesis is developed in line with the theory

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3rd step of the scientific process

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A hypothesis is tested using empirical methods

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4th step of the scientific process

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Results are analysed to evaluate whether the hypothesis is supported or not.

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What does falsifiable mean

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all theories and research must be capable of being tested and potentially disproved, if they are not (e.g. we cannot measure a concept) it is unfalsifiable and not scientific

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What does replicability mean

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To be considered scientific, research procedures should be capable of being repeated to check the consistency of the findings. This means procedures should be standardised so that the only variables that could affect what is measured are those being manipulated by the researchers

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What does objective mean

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for a measure to be objective, it should be observable and measurable on an agreed scale that is not open to interpretation. This means that any researcher bias or expectations cannot influence the collection of their data.

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What are general laws

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This involves using evidence to develop basic generalisable principles about human or animal behaviour that apply to all individuals.

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What does systematic mean

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Evidence or recordings (e.g. of introspection tasks) are carried out in a controlled orderly manner using directions observations/measurement.

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Evaluation of Wundts work - Hunter et al

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Wundt struggled to create universal general laws, modern researchers have used introspection more successfully. Hunter et al (2003) used introspection with teenagers to try and identify what makes them happy or unhappy throughout the day. Through teenagers questioning their own thoughts they were able to identify that when energies were focused on challenging tasks, they were far more upbeat

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Evaluation of Wundts work -Introspection being subjective

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Participants record their own conscious thoughts - this can easily change and is vulnerable to biasHis participants were his own students - demand characteristics!Everyone’s experience is different - they will reflect on their own sensations and emotions very differently to other peopleBrain / thoughts are too complex - this is not giving a holistic viewNowadays we have fMRIs / EEGs etc.

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Evaluation of Wudnts work -practical applications

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Wudnt was the first to apply the rigour of natural sciences to the study of human behaviour. Wudnts work instigated psychology as we know it i.e systematic observatioin and experimentation on human and animal behaviour using an evidence based approach. Practical applications - opened the first experimental psychology lab and trained 186 graduate students

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Evaluation of Wudnts work - genralisability

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Studied himself and his coworkersVery small sample of upper class white men from the 19th centuryLacks temporal validity / androcentric / ethnocentricResults cannot be applied to society as they are unrepresentative