Origins of psychology

Question 1

Wundt’s role in psychology

Answer 1

• father of psychology
• set up lab in leipzig germany in 1870s

Question 2

Introspection

Answer 2

Introspection – observing and examing ones own concious thoughts and emotions

wundt used introspection to study sensations and perceptions in indivuals by asking them to describe their experiences
also did reaction times to certain stimuli wundt assumed longer reaction ti,es meant there were more processes involved

Question 3

Strengths

Answer 3

Lab experiment
- Controls confounding variables = high internal validity
provides credibility to psychology

Question 4

limitations

Answer 4

Subjective research of nature
- Introspection used self report techniques -
doesnt explain how the mind works

• no way of assessing relaibility