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Wundt + sci psych :0
the origins of psychology (Wundt and Psychology as a science)
Question | Answer |
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1. what is Wundt considered to be? | father of psychology |
2. where did Wundt conduct his experiments? | lab in Leipzig (Germany) |
3. when did Wundt conduct his experiments? | 1800s |
4. what is structuralism? | break down behaviours such as sensation and perception into its basic elements |
5. what is introspection? | 'looking into' (analysing your own thoughts and feelings internally) |
6. A03: strengths of Wundt? | -introspection still useful (relevant) today (eg measuring happiness) -influenced psychology as a science (is considered the father) -lab = controlled experiment = less extraneous variables = higher internal validity |
7. A03: weaknesses of Wundt: | -subjective (people's thoughts) -non observable so hard to make general principles -lab = lacks ecological validity + possible demand characteristics |
8. A03: psychology as a science strengths: | -relies of objective and systematic measures (scientific methods) -replicable -self corrective (can deny or change idea) |
9. A03: psychology as a science weaknesses: | -low ecological validity -unobservable (studying the mind) -psychologists conflict (not all share the same view) |