Wilhelm Wundt origins Flashcards

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What is a limitation of Wilhelm wundt

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Point: sone aspects are not scientific
Explanation: relied on participants self reporting there private mental health may be data subjective don’t want to reveal private thoughts
Evaluation:makes it difficult to establish general principles and would not have the same thought every time , difficult to predict behaviour

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What is a strength of wilhelm wudnt

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Point: some methods are scientific
Explain: be recorded introspection in a controlled lab environment, standardised procedures so all participants revived the same info and tested same way
Evaluation: he research can be considered a fire runner to later scientific approachs

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What is introspection

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First scientific experiment attempting to study minds to understand more about the nature of process

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What is structuralism

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Introspection led to identifing structure of conscience by breaking it into basic structures. Thoughts images and senses. It marked the beginning of scientific psychology

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What are controlled procedures

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Some standardised instructions were given to all participants and stimuli presented in same order

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Who was wilhem wudnt

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Considered the father of experimental psychology. He was the first psychologist to open an experimental lab in Germany. His approach was structuralism and studied sensation; perception

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