wilhelm wundt and introspection Flashcards
Who was Wilhelm Wundt?
A german Psychologist and Physiologist who was known as the ‘father of modern psychology’
What did Wundt develop?
experimental psychology where he applied scientific method
Where was the first psychology lab developed?
Leipzig, Germany
When was the first psychology lab created?
1879
What is introspection?
examining ones own conscious thoughts and feelings
What type of experiments did Wundt use?
controlled experiments
What type of observation did Wundt use?
empirical observation
What was Wundt’s focus on studying?
conscious experience through systematic experiments
What was Wundt’s focus on studying?
conscious experience
What did Wundt’s experiments create?
a clear shift is psychology as a science
What did Wundt’s experiments create?
a clear shift is psychology as a science
What did Wundt’s experimental methods do?
paves the way for future methods
