Origins of Psychology - APPROACHES

Question 1

who is Wundt

Answer 1

first ‘psychologist’ - founded Leipzig (1870)

Question 2

what ideas did Wundt have

Answer 2

introspection functionalism structuralism

Question 3

introspection

Answer 3

internal thoughts and feelings

Question 4

functionalism

Answer 4

thought that the basic parts were irrelevant - the function of behaviours and thoughts was important

Question 5

structuralism

Answer 5

the idea that the human mind can be broken down into their most basic parts to be able to understandable

Question 6

psychosexual stages

Answer 6

oral, anal, phalic, latency, genital

Question 7

who were the psychosexual stages created by

Answer 7

Freud

Question 8

what did the psychosexual stages explain

Answer 8

how an adults personality is made from child-teen experiences

Question 9

what did Wundt believe

Answer 9

that the human mind can be explained by science and structuralism

Question 10

what did James believe in, instead of structuralism

Answer 10

functionalism

Question 11

what did Freud believe forceful feeding, deprivation or early wearing as a child 0-1 would lead to (oral)

Answer 11

oral activities (e.g. smoking), dependency or aggression

Question 12

what did Freud believe too harsh or too lax toilet training would lead to (anal)

Answer 12

observantness, tidiness or meanness, untidiness, generosity

Question 13

what did Freud believe abnormal family set up leading to unusual relationship with mother/father leads to (phallic)

Answer 13

vanity, self-obsession, sexual anxiety, inferiority, envy

Question 14

what did Freud believe friends learning would lead to (latent)

Answer 14

positive things from all skills

Question 15

what did Freud believe positive sex life leads to (genital)

Answer 15

ego, superego, ID

Question 16

what did empiricism (scientific method) say

Answer 16

everything has a cause (determinism) and if we know the cause, we can predict/control behaviour

Question 17

what aspects of childhood did the psychosexual stage ‘anal’ refer to

Answer 17

too harsh or too lax toilet training

Question 18

what aspects of childhood did the psychosexual stage ‘phallic’ refer to

Answer 18

abnormal family set up that lead to unusual relationship with mother/father

Question 19

what aspects of childhood did the psychosexual stage ‘latency’ refer to

Answer 19

friends learning

Question 20

what aspects of childhood did the psychosexual stage ‘genital’ refer to

Answer 20

positive/negative sex life

Question 21

what aspects of childhood did the psychosexual stage ‘oral’ refer to

Answer 21

forceful feeding, deprivation or early wearing as a child 0-1