Origins

Question 1

Who introduced psychology

Answer 1

Wundt

Question 2

When did he study psychology

Answer 2

1870s, brought it away from his philosophical roots

Question 3

What did he create and where

Answer 3

First laboratory setting in Leipzig, Germany

Question 4

What is introspection

Answer 4

The breakdown of conscious awareness into more basic structures such as images, thoughts and sensations.

Question 5

What did Wundt carry out

Answer 5

Standardised procedures

Question 6

What were the standardised procedures

Answer 6

Him and his co workers observed their thoughts images and sensations when introduced with a stimuli, they carried out the experiment in the same fashion
Eg: ticking metronome

Question 7

Structuralism

Answer 7

All of Wundt and his coworkers were given the same instructions and participants given the same too

Question 8

Strength of Wundt

Answer 8

Scientific data
Carried out in laboratory experiment
No extraneous variables
Could infer a cause and effect
Increases reliability and replicabilitt

Question 9

Limitations

Answer 9

Subjective data
Involved participants doing a self report, which is subjective and personal opinion.
May have missed our important emotions felt at the time
Reduces validity of results