Wunder Wundt Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the father of modern psychology?
A
Wilhelm Wundt
2
Q
What approaches did Wundt use?
A
Structuralist and reductionist approaches
3
Q
What method did Wundt use?
A
Introspection
4
Q
What is introspection?
A
Analysing your own thoughts and feelings internally
5
Q
Name a negative about introspection
A
It doesn’t explain how the mind works
It isn’t objective
The data it provides isn’t reliable
6
Q
What is reductionism?
A
Things can be reduced to simple cause and affect processes
7
Q
What did Wundt’s Work influence?
A
Behavioural, cognitive and biological approaches
8
Q
Name five features of a science
A
Predictability
Objectivity
Replication
Control
Hypothesis testing
9
Q
Name two arguments for psychology being a science
A
- Has the same aims as science.
- Some approaches use scientific procedures.
10
Q
Name two arguments against psychology being a science
A
- Some approaches are unreliable.
- Difficult to get generalised results.
- Experiments can be hard to control.
