Wudnt, Psycholology as a Science And Psychology in the Real World

Question 1

Where and when was the first ever lab dedicated to psychological enquiry opened

Answer 1

Leipzig in 1879

Question 2

What is introspection

Answer 2

The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness to into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations

Question 3

What is structuralism

Answer 3

Isolating the structure of consciousness

Question 4

What controls did Wundt do

Answer 4

Strictly controlled conditions, using the same stimulus every time, issuing the same standardised instructions to all participants

Question 5

What did these controls allow Wudnts to do with his procedures

Answer 5

Replicate them

Question 6

Name an early philosopher in 1596

Answer 6

Rene Descartes

Question 7

What did Rene Descartes do

Answer 7

Suggested that the mind and body are independent from each other - known as Cartesian Dualsim

Question 8

Name a philosopher in 1632

Answer 8

John Locke

Question 9

What did John Locke do

Answer 9

Proposed empiricism, the idea that all experience can be obtained through the senses, and that humans inherit neither knowledge nor instincts

Question 10

What was Watson’s main problem with introspection

Answer 10

That it produced data that was subjective and that it varied greatly from person to person so he couldn’t establish general principles

Question 11

What approach did Watson make

Answer 11

The behaviourist approach, as he believed that only observable and measurable data should be studied

Question 12

Which approach was introduced in the 1960’s

Answer 12

cognitive psychology

Question 13

Which approach was introduced around the same time

Answer 13

social learning theory

Question 14

Which approach was introduced in 1980

Answer 14

biological approach

Question 15

What approach emerged in the 21st century to combine the cognitive and biological approaches

Answer 15

cognitive neuroscience

Question 16

What are the three parts that make up a scientific method

Answer 16

objective, empirical and replicable data

Question 17

What does empirical data mean

Answer 17

phenomenon that can be measured and observed

Question 18

What are the 5 steps in a scientific method

Answer 18

ask a question
state a hypothesis
conduct an experiment 
analyze the results
make a conclusion

Question 19

How were Wudnt’s methods scientific

Answer 19

he used standardised procedures in a controlled environment allowing for replicability

Question 20

How were Wudnt’s methods non scientific

Answer 20

his participants were recording their own subjective experiences
he found everyones responses were different so could replicate it

Question 21

Name a more recent experiment that used introspection

Answer 21

Griffiths 1994 used it for looking at verb usage of gamblers when they were asked to think out loud
they used more irrational verbs than non gamblers when playing slots

Question 22

Who rejected Wudnt’s attempts at psychology

Answer 22

behaviourists