Origin Of Psychology Flashcards
How did Charles Darwin influence the biological approach?
By his theory of evolution and survival of the fittest
Who is Descartes ?
A philosopher who is famous for suggesting that the mind and body are independent of each other.
What did Wundt do?
Wundt put forward psychology as a scientific discipline by creating the first psychological laboratory in Germany where he carried out experiments using introspection.
Explain what is meant by the term introspection.
Introspection is the measurement of conscious thoughts where a person’s mental processes are recorded in terms of their feelings,emotions and sensations.
What is an advantage of Wundt’s method of introspection?
The fact that Wundt measured and recorded the intensity, quality and duration of these mental processes influenced scientific investigations
What is the disadvantage of Wundt’s method of introspection?
The reports were based on subjective experiences which cannot be replicated or generalised to all people.
Before psychology developed as a discipline, who studied human behaviour?
Philosophers,biologists and medical scientist
What order did the approaches emerge in?
Psychodynamic Behaviourist Humanistic Cognitive Social learning Biological (pink bears hide cool super beanies)
