Origins of Psychology - Wundt

Question 1

What did Wilhelm Wundt establish Psychology as?

Answer 1

A science

Question 3

What approach to Psychology did Wundt found?

Define

Answer 3

Structuralism - (in this case) consciousness can be broken down into its basic elements

Question 4

What is introspection

Answer 4

A research technique developed by Wundt, involves self analysis of thoughts.

Question 5

What are some examples of stimuli/experiments that Wundts participants responded to

Answer 5

Images, auditory tones.
He tried to measure the speed of thought - actual vs percieved position of pendulum

Question 6

Did Wundt believe that all behaviours could be studied using introspection?

Answer 6

No, he later concluded that language, learning and emotion could not be studied in a lab due to unreliable self reports and inconsistent results . Instead he acknowledged that these behaviours could be described in general trends amongst groups of people.

Question 7

What did Wundt call the field of psychology investigating behaviours that couldn’t be studied in a lab. E.g. emotions, language, learning.

Answer 7

“Cultural Psychology”