Origins of Psychology - Wundt Flashcards

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What did Wilhelm Wundt establish Psychology as?

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A science

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What approach to Psychology did Wundt found?

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

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What is introspection

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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“Cultural Psychology”

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