Approaches to Psychology Flashcards

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Emerge of psychology as a science

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Wundt used objective methods and standardised strategies which were used for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• he used introspection and structuralism

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Introspection

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Studying individual minds, thoughts, feelings, etc.

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Structuralism

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Identifying consciousness by breaking down behaviours into their basic element of thoughts, images and sensation

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Ads of Wundt’s work

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• scientific methodologies and standardised procedures in lab conditions
• shaped the future of psychology as he was the first person to attempt to study human behaviour scientifically

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Disads of Wundt’s work

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• highly subjective and lack scientific rigour of today as he relied of self report methods which are heavily influenced by individual biases and demand characteristics

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