The Origins of Psychology Flashcards
1
Q
Who is known as the ‘Father’ of psychology
A
Wilhelm Wundt
2
Q
When was the ‘birth’ of psychology?
A
1879
3
Q
How did psychology come about?
A
Wundt established the first psychological laboratory in Germany.
4
Q
What was Wundt’s aim?
A
To analyse human consciousness using a method called introspection.
5
Q
What is introspection?
A
- Introspection is the study of the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic
structures of thoughts, images and sensations. - Breaking the structure of consciousness down like this is called structuralism.
6
Q
What was Wundt’s procedure
A
- Wundt and his co-workers recorded participants experiences of various stimuli.
- Wundt then divided their observations into three categories: thoughts, images and sensations.
- (E.g. participants might be given a ticking metronome to listen to and then they would record their thoughts, images and sensations about it.)
