Approaches to Psychology Flashcards
Emerge of psychology as a science
• Wundt used objective methods and standardised strategies which were used for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• he used introspection and structuralism
Introspection
Studying individual minds, thoughts, feelings, etc.
Structuralism
Identifying consciousness by breaking down behaviours into their basic element of thoughts, images and sensation
Ads of Wundt’s work
• 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
Disads of Wundt’s work
• 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