origins of psychology

Cards (4)

  • what did wundt believe about nature?

    believed all aspects of nature could be studied scientifically
  • what did wundt devise and what is it?

    introspection -- patient breaks down their behaviour/thoughts into small systematic parts
  • example of introspection?

    make patient look at something red, ask them how they feel about it and what connotations that has
  • why was introspection considered scientific?

    wundt considered it scientific because it was systematic, however it is too subjective and immeasurable to be scientific today