Volunteer and Structural Psychology Flashcards
fWho opened the first psychology lab?
Wilhelm Wundt
What tools did Wundt use during his experiments?
Tachistoscope
Rotating memory drum
Gravity chronometer
Where was the research of Gestalt psychology done?
Germany
Wundt believed there were two parts of mental experiences. What were they?
Perception and sensation
Was Wundt a volunteerist or structuralist?
Volunteerist
What contributions did Wundt have to the field of psychology?
He gave us the research methods to empirically study the mind.
He trained many more psychologists who went on to bring psychology to other parts of the world, particularly the USA
Who opened the first psychology lab in the US?
James McKeen Cattell
What did James McKeen Cattell want to study?
Individual differences
What did James McKeen Cattell create to study intelligence>
He created a mental test which was meant to study vague aspects of intelligence.
What was James McKeen Cattell’s legacy?
Promoted the German idea of Lehrfreiheit, or academic freedom, which he believed to be the very essence of a university.
What did Lightner Witmer believe in?
He believed in studying individual differences and solving practical questions
Who opened the first psychology clinic?
Lightner Witmer. He worked with children with dyslexia and speech impediments and other disorders.
What was Lightner Witmer’s legacy?
Pioneered the idea of clinical psychology
The field that Witmer and his students developed is now more accurately called school psychology.
Who is considered the father of developmental psychology?
James Mark Baldwin
Specifically, he is the pioneer in the study of early childhood cognitive development
What did James Mark Baldwin conclude to through his studies?
The Baldwin Effect
* Even though learned behaviors of parents cannot be inherited by offspring, the ability to quickly learn adaptive behaviors can be.
