The emergence of psychology as a science Flashcards
Who is known as the ‘father of psychology’?
Wilhelm Wundt
What was the laboratory that Wundt opened dedicated to Psychology called?
The Institute for Experimental Psychology
Where was the laboratory dedicated to psychology opened?
University of Leipzig, Germany
What year did Wundt open the laboratory dedicated to psychology?
1879
What did Wundt create to explore psychology?
He designed introspection.
Define introspection.
A form of experimental self-observation that involved training people to analyse the content of their own private thoughts.
Give an advantage of Wundt’s role into the emergence of psychology as a science.
+Wundt’s procedures have high temporal validity, they would still be classed as empirical.
Give a disadvantage of Wundt’s role into the emergence of psychology as a science.
-His work can be considered very unscientific.
Relying on the participant to produce subjective data is unreliable due to the influence of extraneous variables and unstandardized procedures.
Give an advantage of the emergence of psychology as a science.
+Can be said to be scientific due to the empirical methodology and introduction of lab experiments in the 20th century.
Give a disadvantage of the emergence of psychology as a science.
-Not all approaches use objective methods (e.g. Humanistic focuses on unique subjective experiences and Psychodynamic approach relies heavily on case study methods which has low population validity).
