Origins of Psychology

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Where and when did Wundt set up the first Psychology lab?
Leizpig 1897
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What technique did he come up with?
Introspection
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What is introspection?
Gaining knowledge of one's own mental/emotional state throguh examination of consious thoughts and feelings
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What idea did he come up with for the mind?
Structuralism
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What did he experiment with?
Reaction time, sensation and perseption
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What's an advantage of introspection?
It's still useful and used today (Csikzcentmihalyl and Hunter's study on teenager's emotions)
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What are the disadvantages of introspection?
Methods are unreliable (as it's subjective) AND It's not particularly accurate as people may lie or words that mean one thing to someone may not mean the same to another person
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