origins of psychology Flashcards
(15 cards)
who opened the first psychology lab?
Wilhelm Wundt
what year was the first psychology lab opened?
1879
where was the first psychology lab opened?
Leipzig, Germany
what was psychology becoming?
a science
what was psychology moving away from?
philosophy
what approaches did Wundt inspire?
scientific approaches, such as Behaviourist and Cognitive approaches
what method did Wundt come up with?
Introspection
what is introspection?
a systematic method to help gain insight into mental processes
what is the procedure for introspection?
1) ppts are shown stimuli, objects or sounds
2) ppts are asked to write down their thoughts, feelings and sensations caused by the stimuli
3) the stimuli are always the same, shown in the same order for the same amount of time
Wundt AO3 - strength 1
Impact on establishing psychology as a science
Inspiring other approaches to adopt scientific methods such as Behaviourist lab studies
sciences aim to describe, predict and control and that is what psychology does
majority of the approaches use scientific methods
Wundt AO3 - CA 1
not all approaches are scientific
such as psychodynamic which uses dream analysis
Wundt’s impact was limited
Wundt AO3 - Strength 2
scientific methods are used
in introspection, ppts are given the same stimuli, in the same order for the same time
introducing standardised procedures
reducing confounds, increasing internal validity of findings
Wundt AO3 - CA 2
lab studies that use scientific methods cause more problems
Demand characteristics and lack ecological validity
Wundt AO3 - Weakness 1
introspection relies on self report methods
less accurate information or not all information collected due to biases
such as social desirability bias
it is difficult to compare qualitative data
Wundt AO3 - CA 3
Think Aloud studies are used today
to gain insight into abnormal thought processes to treat individuals
detailed results are recorded
