origins - wundt and introspection Flashcards
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when did wundt set up the first psychology lab
1879
what is wundt known as
the first ‘psychologist’
define introspection
learning about your mental states by examining your thoughts
introspective knowledge is more what than sensory knowledge
immediate or direct
how did wundt study introspection
participants presented with a stimulus and asked to report their inner experiences during not after to avoid memory problems
list and describe the 3 conditions of introspection
mentality condition: generate beliefs about mental states and events
first-person condition: generate beliefs about the individuals own mind
temporal proximity condition: generate beliefs and describes the individuals current mental life
what is structuralism
the process of isolating conscious thoughts into basic structures of thoughts, processes and images
how did wundt study structuralism
studied sensation and perception, broke down observations into constituent parts
what was the first psychology textbook called
principles of physiological psychology (1873-4)
how is a self report method a weakness of wundt’s method
reports may be distorted, could pretend to have more positive thoughts (demand charas and social desirability bias)
how are delays a weakness of wundt’s method
delays between the experience and reporting it may mean forgetting takes place
how is wundt’s method being scientific a strength
same stimulus used each time, allowing for replication under standardised conditions, produces reliable data
how is wundt’s method a weakness
arguably not as scientific, reports are not replicable and the interpretation of behaviours is subjective
how is wundt’s impact a strength
starting part of cognitive psychology (looking into inner mental processes) and emergence of psychology as a science
how is the unconscious mind a weakness of wundt
some personality traits and characters are a part of the unconscious mind but he only reported conscious thoughts
how is reduced impact compared to behaviourism a weakness of wundt
behaviourists and others had a bigger impact, demonstrated observable behaviours and replicated studies successfully (more scientific)
