Jones - origins of psychology

Question 1

Who is the founding father of psychology?

Answer 1

Wilheim Wundt

Question 2

What are some key facts of Wundt?

Answer 2

-opened the first laboratory dedicated to psychology
-wanted psychology to be a science by itself
-first person to refer himself as a psychologist
-wrote first textbook (principles of physiological psychology)

Question 3

When and where was the first psychology lab opened?

Answer 3

1879 in Leipzig Germany

Question 4

What is the first psychology experiment?

Answer 4

Introspection

Question 5

What are some facts of introspection?

Answer 5

systematic analysis of one’s mental experiences (sensations, images and emotional reactions)
-> could take a trained introspect 20 minutes to report their inner experiences of a second
-> believed that results could be replicated as it was reliable

Question 6

What are some strengths of introspection?

Answer 6

-conducted in a controlled lab environment (standardised procedures)
-> influenced the development of psychology as a scientific subject

Question 7

What are some criticisms of introspection?

Answer 7

relying on inner experiences were too subjective
-> cannot be replicated
-> unscientific

Question 8

What did psychology start from?

Answer 8

philosophy

Question 9

What classifies psychology as a science nowadays?

Answer 9

-experimental settings
-> greater internal validity
-extraneous variables controlled -> cause and effect relationships can be established
-> allows replication and generalisation