Introspection AO1

Question 1

Wundt’s Lab

Answer 1

-wundt believed all aspects of nature could be studied scientifically, including human nature
-studied only aspects of behaviour that could be strictly controlled under experimental conditions

Question 2

Introspection

Answer 2

-wundt used introspection to investigate the human mind
-introspection means ‘looking into’
-participants were asked to reflect on their own cognitive processes and describe them
-observers would be shown an object and asked to reflect on how they perceived it

Question 3

Research on introspection

Answer 3

-participants would be presented with carefully controlled stimuli
-asked to describe inner processes as they looked at image or listened to tone

Question 4

Definitions

Answer 4

Objective: Basing findings on fact
Systematic: Acting according to a fixed plan/method
Replicable: ability to repeat a study and achieve the same findings
Empirical Methods: testing scientifically