Origin of psychology Flashcards
What was the key step in the acceptance of the study of the mind
The acceptance that conscious life was linked to biological processes
What is Wundt considered
The father of psychology
Which 3 professions applied their knowledge to the study of the mind
Physicians, physiologists and philosophers
Where was the first laboratory for psychology opened
Leipzig university
What was wundts approach known as
Structuralism
Why was it known as structuralism
Because his research was to find the building blocks of thought
How did he first experiment thought
Reaction times
What did he infer from his experiments on thought
That the longer it took to respond, the more thought processes were involved
What was introspection
Training people to carefully and objectively analyse their own thoughts and feelings in response to a stimuli
