Origins of psychology
- Created by: Chloe Rugman
- Created on: 17-04-18 17:55
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- Origins of psychology
- Wundt
- considered the 'father of psychology'
- structuralism approach: structure of human mind into basic elements
- Wundt using scientific methods leading to different psychological perspectives
- Introspection
- technique used by Wundt; patients reflected on their own cognitive processes
- Weaknesses: behaviourists (Watson) questioned subjective data; not using empirical methods as conscious thoughts can't be observed/ measured
- Psychology as a science
- behaviourist approach born using highly controlled, lab setting
- objective, replicable, empirical methods
- based on fact, repeat to give same findings, can be observed/ measured
- strengths: accurate/ controlled & objective studies; causes of behaviours established and testable theories can lead to treatments i.e. depression
- weaknesses: lab settings lack mundane realism; not all behaviour/ mind can be observed so cannot be measured scientifically
- Wundt
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