History And Approaches : Introspection Flashcards
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Wilhelm Wundt
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Wundt trained subjects in introspection. He also described his theory of structuralism.
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What is introspection?
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A process where subjects were asked to record their cognitive reactions to simple stimuli.
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What is structuralism?
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The idea that the mind operates by combining subjective emotions and objective sensations. (Wilhelm Wundt)
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William James publishes the principles of psychology.
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He examined the structures Wundt identified and how they functioned in our lives.
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Mary Whiton Calkins
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Became president of the American psychological association
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Margaret floy Washburn
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Was the frost woman to earn a Ph.D in psychology.
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G. Stanley Hall
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First presidents of the American psychological association and pioneered in the study of child development.
