Wundt

Question 1

Who is the founding father of psychology?

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 2

When did he open the first lab?

Answer 2

1879

Question 3

Where was the first lab?

Answer 3

Leipzig, Germany

Question 4

When did he create the first book on psychology?

Answer 4

1937

Question 5

What was the name of the first book?

Answer 5

Principles of physiological psychology

Question 6

How did Wundt serperate psychology from philosophy?

Answer 6

Wundt used controlled standardised procedures

Question 7

What is an example of the objective methods he used?

Answer 7

Ticking metronome while asking patients about their thoughts and images

Question 8

What is introspection?

Answer 8

Reflecting on your own cognitive processes and describing them.

Question 9

Why did wundt use introspection?

Answer 9

To investigate the mind scientifically

Question 10

What did introspection lead to?

Answer 10

It paved the way for structuralism

Question 11

What is structuralism?

Answer 11

Identifying consciousness by breaking down behavuours into the basic elements of thoughts, images, and sensation.
It marked the beginning of a scientific psychology.

Question 12

Ao3 - Wundt’s contribution to psychology

Answer 12

✅methodology attempted to be scientific> controlled and standardised, e.g ppts had to introspect to metronome> all ppts were treated the same so results were more reliable
❌Work was subjective> he relied on self-reports> may’ve been affected own biases and ppts couldn’t report in unconscious thoughts> today his methods would not meet standards of scientific psychology.
✅Shaped future of psychology> he was the first person to study human behaviour to in a scientific way - reaction times to stimulu> without him psychology may not be the distinct science it is> paradigm for future science.