origins of psychology Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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when did wundt ope the first lab dedicated to psychological enquires
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1879
2
Q
what is introspection
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- systematic attempt to study the mind under controlled conditions
3
Q
what were the 3 categories used in whunts standardised procedures
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- thoughts
- images
- sensations
4
Q
strength of whunts work
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- scientific
- methods were systematic and well controlled
- introspection studied in a lab so no extraneous variables
5
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limitations of whunts work
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- subjective data
- other aspects of wundts research would be considered unscientific today
- self report i subjective
- participants may have hidden some thoughts
- difficult to establish meaningful laws of behaviour form that data
