- Separated psychology from philosophy by analysing the workings of the mind in a more structured way
-Opened the Institute for Experimental Psychology at the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1879.
-Separated psychology from philosophy by analysing th
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introspection
first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of:
thoughts, images and sensations
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what did 1900s behaviourists question and why?
- the value of introspection, most notably by John B. Watson
it produced subjective data rather than objective making it difficult to establish general laws
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what did Watson and Skinner believe?
a truly scientific psychology should only study phenomena that can be observed objectively and measured.
meaning behaviorists only focused on behaviour they could see
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why did the 1950s cognitive approach emerge?
the digital revolution triggered by the reation of a computer provided a metaphor for stuying the mind.
the approach ensured psychology remained a legitimate and highly scientific
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why did the 1980s biological approach emerge?
technological advances in physiological processes.
for example the FMRI and EEG to study live brain activity.
genetic testing also allow links between genes and behaviour to form
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strength of Wundt's work
methods were systematic and well controlled
- introspections recorded in a lab environment eliminating extraneous variables
- procedures and instructions were carefully standardised so participants were tested in the same way
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weakness of Wundt's work
other aspects of his research were considered unscientific
- participants self reported on mental processes and so data is influenced by a personal perspective.
-difficult to establish meaningful 'laws of behaviour' from unreliable data
- don't meet crite
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