The Approaches: Origins of Psychology

Question 1

What is meant by the term science?

Answer 1

Gaining knowledge through the use of objective (factual) investigation.

Question 2

Who is known as the father of Psychology

Answer 2

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 3

Where and when did Wundt create the first psychology laboratory?

Answer 3

Germany in 1879

Question 4

Wundt used controlled environments to establish

Answer 4

general theories about mental processes

Question 5

Which components did Wundt claim human experience should be analysed?

Answer 5

Sensations
Emotions
Reactions to present experiences

Question 6

Which group of psychologists developed from Wundt’s original work?

Answer 6

Cognitive Psychologists

Question 7

What was the name of the technique used by Wundt?

Answer 7

Introspection

Question 8

What type of experiences does introspection focus on?

Answer 8

Present

Question 9

In introspection a person would focus on an object while ….

Answer 9

listening to a stimulus e.g. metronome

Question 10

Give an example of a stimulus a person may listen to whilst focusing on an object.

Answer 10

Listening to a metronome

Question 11

In introspection what does a person focus on when looking inwards?

Answer 11

Sensations
Feelings
Images

Question 12

The analysis of components in introspection is broken up into what there things?

Answer 12

Thoughts
Images
Sensations

Question 13

What is introspection?

Answer 13

Investigating internal events by examining conscious thoughts and feelings.

Question 14

Why is Wundt praised?

Answer 14

He helped move psychology from philosophical roots by using controlled environments and standardised procedure to study human experience.

Question 15

Give two ways Wundt’s research could be seen as scientific

Answer 15

uses controlled environments
uses standardised procedures

Question 16

By using standardised procedures and controlled environments what does this mean for Wundt’s research?

Answer 16

It can be easier to replicate the research.

Question 17

Although Wundt’s research is replicable it might not be seen as …

Answer 17

reliable

Question 18

Why might introspection not be reliable?

Answer 18

It focuses on a person’s subjective experience which varies from person to person so is hard to establish consistent general principles

Question 19

Why would behaviourists reject introspection?

Answer 19

Psychology should only study behaviour that can be observed and measured scientifically.

Question 20

How did the behaviourist approach differ from Wundt in terms of how research is conducted.

Answer 20

They used empirical and objective measures such as carefully controlled lab experiments.