approaches paper 2 Flashcards
1
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what is psychology?
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the scientific study of the brain and behaviour.
2
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what is introspection?
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the systematic analysis of the mind which involves breaking up the mind into thoughts emotions and feelings e.g. reading out loud
3
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weaknesses of introspection.
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- participants are unable to comment on their unconscious
-data produced in subjective so the method is unscientific
4
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strengths of introspection.
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5
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what were Wundt’s new ‘scientific’ approach to psychology
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-determinism-all behaviour has a cause
-predictability-it is possible to predict human behaviour in different conditions
6
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who is Wundt?
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father of psychology
opened first lab in Germany 1879
wrote first psychological textbook in 1874
studied the structure of the mind
