Wundt outline Flashcards
outline wundt
father of psychology - moved from phylosophical roots to scientific empirical research
founded institute of experimental psychology in leipzig
published one of first psychology books
structulism –> study of structure of mind by breaking down behaviour
introspection as a way of studying mental processes
pved way for later controlled research (cog psycho)
latzer realised higher mental processes (eg language) not studied strictly –> described as general trends
outline introspection
analysis of one own’s conscious experience by reducing the mind down to its component parts(sensation emotion)
trained ppts presented with standerdised sensory events (ticking metronom) and asked to desvribe their feeling and sensation
afterwards reports were created so general trends about perception could be established
evalution pointts introspection
+ wundts work –> scientific methods
- wundts techniques –> not meet criterion for scientific enquiry
+ wundts work of introspection –> contributed significantly to development of psychology
- other approaches have contributed more
+ introspection –> used in psycho as tool to gain insight into own feelings
introspection wundts work –> scientific methods
wundts work –> scientific methods
remove extraneous variables, highly trained ppts
standerdised procedures
forerunner