origins of psychology Flashcards
wudth
was the first person to call himself psychologist, made the first psychology book, established first psychology lab in germany 1879.
what’s introspection “looking into”
person gains knowledge about their own their conscious thoughts and feelings.
eg, shown image and asked to reflect upon how they were perceiving it.
wudths study of perception
participants presented wity controlled stimuli (visual image or tone), then to provide description or inner process they were experiencing ad they looked at image
asked to break down mental process
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wundths methods were scientific, as he used controlled and standardised procedures, all participants received same information and tested same way, so increases reliability
limitation for study
subjective data - he was naive, participants haf to report their own mental process (thoughts/feelings) so not not factual
emergence of psychology as science -empiricism
belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience
the scientific method in psychology
refers to use of investigate methods that are objective, systemic, and replicable.
1900- behaviourist rejected introspection
1950- cognitive mental processes are studied in lab conditions
strengt for this
behavioural cognitive biological use sciencfic methods, helped to establish psychology as a science
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