Wundt

Question 1

What is introspection?

Answer 1

Gaining knowledge about mental emotion/ state by observing conscious thoughts/feelings

Question 2

What did Wundt do?

Answer 2

Set up first ever lab dedicated to psychology in Germany 1879.

Question 3

Why did Wundt set up this lab?

Answer 3

Wanted to separate psychology from philosophy.

Question 4

How did Wundt study Psychology?

Answer 4

In a structured scientific way.
Intropsection

Question 5

Why is introspection scientific?

Answer 5

Strictly controlled conditions.
Standardised procedure - repeated - reliability.

Question 6

Aim of Introspection

Answer 6

Analyse mind by breaking it down to simplest most basic elements - piecing basic elements together to understand how they from complex experiences - known as structuralism

Question 7

What did Wundt do after introspection?

Answer 7

Went on to create general theories about human mental processes

Question 8

Strengths

Answer 8

Start of cognitive psychology - uses scientific methods - would cognitive psychology exist today without Wundt?
Scientific discipline - if no lab set up by Wundt, may still have philosophical roots - psychology may have never gained status

Question 9

Weakenesses

Answer 9

Private experiences and thoughts not observable - difficult to measure - experiences reported by participants we subjective - behaviourists disagree
Lack of reliability - lack of consistency across participants - across other psychologists findings - could not establish general theories about the mind.