Wundt and Introspection Flashcards
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Who was Wundt?
A
The founder of psychology. He established the first scientific lab dedicated to psychology in Leipzig, Germany
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What did Wundt do?
A
He invented introspection
3
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How did Wundt experiment with introspecton?
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Wundt used controlled stimuli (picture or ticking metronome) and asked pp’s to describe their emotions and report on their intensity, quality and duration. Introspections were kept under strictly controlled conditions and instructions were standardised so procedure could be replicated
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What is introspection?
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The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes
5
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What is empiricism?
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the idea that knowledge comes from experience
6
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What is determinism?
A
the idea that events are caused by factors outside of a human’s control
