Origins of Psychology Flashcards
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Wundt
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Wilhelm Wundt opened the the first laboratory dedicated to psychology in Germany in 1879
Often regarded as the father of psychology
2
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Introspection
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Ask patient to look inward and examine their own thoughts and what they were like when presented with a stimulus.
3
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Evaluation of Introspection
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-Very unreliable as each participant were subjective. Each individual gave different answers even after given the same stimulus in the same setting
-Lacked ecological validity
