How became a science, wundt

Question 1

What are key features of a science?

Answer 1

1. Hypothesis Testing
2. Empiricial Methods
3. Objective
4. Replicable

Question 2

What did Wundt do?

Answer 2

He was interested in thinking about thinking and made a method called introspection.

Question 3

How did he make his work as scientific as possible?

Answer 3

He uses standardised instructions.

Question 4

Advantages of introspection?

Answer 4

1- It made psychology a science.

2- It generated further research

Question 5

Disadvantages of introspection?

Answer 5

1-It produced more subjective date than objective data.
2- It is not replicible
3-We are unaware of some of the mental processes we have.

Question 6

What is the study Wundt did?

Answer 6

A study in 2003 about teenagers. He used a introspection method where he found teenagers who are more occupied are more likely to be in a better mood.

Question 7

How did psychology become a science?

Answer 7

Psychology was part of philosophy. Descartes said the mind and the body are separate and John Locke said the mind must be studies empirically. Then Darwin said our behaviour as evolved.