the origins of psychology

Question 1

Who was the first ever psychologist

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt (1832)

Question 2

Introspection

Answer 2

Latin for ‘looking into’. It refers to the process by which a person gains knowledge of their mental/emotional state as a result of examining/observing their conscious feelings

Question 3

Wundts study of perception

Answer 3

• pps presented with a sound or image and they would be told to describe the inner processes they were feeling as they saw/heard the stimuli.
• with comparisons of others, wundt could establish general theories on perception and other mental processes.

Question 4

Empiricism

Answer 4

The belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience. It is generally characterised by the use of science in psychology.