Origins of psychology

Question 1

Wilhelm wundt

Answer 1

He was the first psychologist. He set up a lab for investigating human behaviors. 1879

Question 2

What was wundts aim

Answer 2

To investigate the nature of human consciousness by breaking down a persons observation of objects, images and events into separate parts. This is known as structuralism.

Question 3

What methods did wundt use

Answer 3

Emperial.

Question 4

What is classed as science

Answer 4

Study though methods of observation and experimentation

Question 5

What features are necessary for something to be considered science

Answer 5

Control, falsifiability,predictability,object ability,replication.

Question 6

Define control

Answer 6

Tests involve holding variables constant, in order to establish cause and effect

Question 7

Define falsifiability

Answer 7

Hypothesis based on theory are tested to see if they’re true or false

Question 8

Define Predictabiity

Answer 8

The sim is to predict the future behavior from research findings

Question 9

define object ability

Answer 9

researchers are unbiased and not influenced by their personal feelings or experience.

Question 10

define replication

Answer 10

findings should be repeated when tested on different occasions.

Question 11

what’s introspection

Answer 11

means ‘looking into’
the process in which a person gains knowledge about their own mental and psychological states.

Question 12

who did Wundt originally test his approach of introspection on

Answer 12

his colleagues and students.

Question 13

method of introspection.

Answer 13

participants were presented with a carefully controlled stimulus. eg visual image or tickling metronome. these are standardised.
they’re then asked to provide a detailed description of their inner processes. these findings were used to spread light on human consciousness.

Question 14

how did Wundt contribute to society.

Answer 14

he did research in controlled conditions, and used emperial method. this encouraged other psychologists, such as behaviouralists to follow this approach.
he also had an effect on psychologists in regards to the cognitive approach.

Question 15

what does the cognitive approach focus on?

Answer 15

internal mental processes.
eg. thoughts and perception which has origin to Wundt.

Question 16

what’s the criticism to introspection.

Answer 16

the approach of introspection is subjective, therefore isn’t quite as scientific as its supposed to be. this can’t be verified because only observable behaviours can be objectively measured, not someones conscious mental thoughts.
its unreliable because subject reports differed to the same stimulus, so wundts results couldn’t be replicated.