Origins Of Psychology

Question 1

First Psychologist

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 2

What is Introspection ?

Answer 2

Examination of one’s conscious thoughts of pictures whilst using a ticking metronome.
The length time the pictures were shown stayed the same.

Question 3

Positives of introspection

Answer 3

Uses laboratory conditions eg controlled environment to show other scientists that psychology is a science of its own.
Live responses means they are conscious thoughts in that moment.

Question 4

Negatives of introspection

Answer 4

Socially desirable answers lacking validity
Subjective- people view stimuli in different ways
Delay between thinking and saying
Not replicable as same image cannot be re shown

Question 5

Empiricism

Answer 5

Belief that knowledge comes from observations and experience. Wundt used this to predict behaviour determined by their environment.