origins of psychology

Question 1

wudth

Answer 1

was the first person to call himself psychologist, made the first psychology book, established first psychology lab in germany 1879.

Question 2

what’s introspection “looking into”

Answer 2

person gains knowledge about their own their conscious thoughts and feelings.
eg, shown image and asked to reflect upon how they were perceiving it.

Question 3

wudths study of perception

Answer 3

participants presented wity controlled stimuli (visual image or tone), then to provide description or inner process they were experiencing ad they looked at image
asked to break down mental process

Question 4

strength fot width

Answer 4

wundths methods were scientific, as he used controlled and standardised procedures, all participants received same information and tested same way, so increases reliability

Question 5

limitation for study

Answer 5

subjective data - he was naive, participants haf to report their own mental process (thoughts/feelings) so not not factual

Question 6

emergence of psychology as science -empiricism

Answer 6

belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience

Question 7

the scientific method in psychology

Answer 7

refers to use of investigate methods that are objective, systemic, and replicable.

1900- behaviourist rejected introspection
1950- cognitive mental processes are studied in lab conditions

Question 8

strengt for this

Answer 8

behavioural cognitive biological use sciencfic methods, helped to establish psychology as a science

Question 9

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