origins of psychology

Question 1

Who was Wundt

Answer 1

• first psychologist

- believed we could break down perception and memory into basic elements

Question 2

what was Wundt’s method

Answer 2

introspection

Question 3

what was introspection

Answer 3

means “looking into ones self”

participants were asked to reflect on an object and image and say what they thought

Question 4

scientific method in psychology

Answer 4

• objective and systematic
• do not include bias
• results have to be replicable otherwise not reliable
• if results are not reliable they cannot be recognised as universally true

Question 5

weakness is that Wundt’s methods were unreliable

Answer 5

participants were asked to reflect and recall conscious experiences which are an unobservable construction

method couldn’t be repeated by other researchers

Question 6

weakness is that a scientific approach is not always appropriate

Answer 6

not all psychologists think psychology should be explored with scientific methods

psychology is unobservable therefore cannot be measured with accuracy