Psychological Methods Flashcards
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What is introspection in psychology?
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A research method where individuals look inward and report their experiences, often under controlled circumstances.
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What did Kant criticize about introspection?
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He argued that introspection changes the state of the mind, making it an unreliable method for scientific study.
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What was Comte’s critique of introspection?
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Comte argued that psychology could only be scientifically studied through physiology and the products of the mind, not introspection.
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