Wundt Flashcards
Who is the founding father of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
When did he open the first lab?
1879
Where was the first lab?
Leipzig, Germany
When did he create the first book on psychology?
1937
What was the name of the first book?
Principles of physiological psychology
How did Wundt serperate psychology from philosophy?
Wundt used controlled standardised procedures
What is an example of the objective methods he used?
Ticking metronome while asking patients about their thoughts and images
What is introspection?
Reflecting on your own cognitive processes and describing them.
Why did wundt use introspection?
To investigate the mind scientifically
What did introspection lead to?
It paved the way for structuralism
What is structuralism?
Identifying consciousness by breaking down behavuours into the basic elements of thoughts, images, and sensation.
It marked the beginning of a scientific psychology.
Ao3 - Wundt’s contribution to psychology
✅methodology attempted to be scientific> controlled and standardised, e.g ppts had to introspect to metronome> all ppts were treated the same so results were more reliable
❌Work was subjective> he relied on self-reports> may’ve been affected own biases and ppts couldn’t report in unconscious thoughts> today his methods would not meet standards of scientific psychology.
✅Shaped future of psychology> he was the first person to study human behaviour to in a scientific way - reaction times to stimulu> without him psychology may not be the distinct science it is> paradigm for future science.
