KA - 1 Origins of Psychology Flashcards
1
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who was the first man to be named a psychologist
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Wilhelm Wundt
2
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what was Wundt’s initial idea
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introspection - knowledge comes from experience and environment
3
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what is introspection
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the first systematic, experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations
4
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why was Wundt the first man to be named a psychologist
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- he opened the first psychological lab in 1879 - Leipzig, Germany
- he generated standardisation in experiments which controlled extraneous variables
5
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strength of introspection
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- systematic and well controlled so could be considered scientific as his experiments were standardised
6
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limit of introspection
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he produced subjective data which would not be considered scientific today as Wundt relied on people reporting their mental process
7
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what is psychology
A
the study of the mind and brain
