Origins of Psychology (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Father of experimental psychology
Year Wundt established first lab
Year Wundt established first lab
1875
Location of Wundt's lab
Location of Wundt's lab
Leipzig University, Germany
Define introspection
Define introspection
Examining inner mental world via conscious observation
Define structuralism
Define structuralism
Wundt's method: studying consciousness via basic components
Main criticism of introspection
Main criticism of introspection
Too subjective & idiographic
Behaviourism's focus
Behaviourism's focus
Observable & measurable behaviours
Brain scanning techniques used
Brain scanning techniques used
fMRI & PET scans
Define nomothetic approach
Define nomothetic approach
Seeking general laws of behaviour applied universally
Year cognitive neuroscience emerged
Year cognitive neuroscience emerged
2000