Introspection^

Question 1

Wundt

Answer 1

First to establish a psychology lab
Father of psychology
Believed all aspects of nature could be studies scientifically
- by controlling them under experimental conditions
turn psy from philosophical study and become scientific

Question 2

introspection

Answer 2

Examine own mind after training to be objective and more scientific
Presented a controlled stimulus and explain how they perceive it
Wundt
- Aimed to study the structure of the mind in a lab
- By breaking down beh into their basic elements (structuralism)

Question 3

Standardisation

Answer 3

instructions given to all participant so its repeated exactly
generalised to all

Question 4

Struralism

Answer 4

isolating the structure of consciousness

Question 5

Scientific

Answer 5

Controlled - no distractions, so the thoughts were due to the stimuli
Standardised - can be replicated

Question 6

VS Scientific

Answer 6

tried to be objective, but failed
Tried to be objective by training P, but his work was subjective

Question 7

Individual Difference

Answer 7

P’s perception can differ
Can’t generalise findings

Question 8

Social Desirability

Answer 8

People can lie
Lowers validity

Question 9

Outline Wundt’s method of Introspection
(3 marks)

Answer 9

Looking into the human mind
P’s focused on a stimulus such as images and asked to report how they perceived them
They were trained to be objective