Origins of psychology Flashcards
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What is introspection?
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The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations.
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What is psychology?
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The scientific study of the mind, behaviours and experience
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What is science?
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Requiring knowledge through systematic and objective investigation. The aim is to discover general laws.
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What did Wundt open?
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He opened the first ever lab dedicated to psychological enquiry in Germany.
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Why was Wundt’s work significant?
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