, Origins of psychology
Wundt & introspection | Psychology as a science
Wundt and introspection
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Wunat established the first psycology lab in Leipzig in 1879
↳ aim to describe the nature of human consciousness in a controlled environment (a lab)
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Wundt pioneered introspection the first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind
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Controlled procedures : Standardised instructions given to all ppts .
+ Standardised procedve was present
↳ e ppts given ticking Metronome +
they reported their thought images + sensations which were then recorded
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Introspection lead to
identifying structure of conciousness (3 structures
+ thought , images and sensations (
Emergence of psycology as 1900s - behaviouralists : Watson (1913) - a behaviorist , orgued introspection was subjective + influences by personal perspective
a science
↳ according to behaviorists (Watson + later Skinner)e'scientific' psycology should only stroy things that can be observed + measured
1950s >
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Cognitive approach :
Following computer revolution the study mental processes was seen legitimate
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, of as
6 Cognitive psycologists likened the mind to a computer eg Multi-store model of memory
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1980s e
biological approach :
Biological Psycologists taken advantage of recent advances in
technology
↳ brain activity techniques (MRI and EEG
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Research is subjective Research is scientific Subjective data Can claim to be scientific
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All approaches Study humans -
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