The origins of psychology

• give s reasons why Wundt is considered to be the father of psychology

  • published the first book on psychology
  • first person to call themselves a ' Psychologist'
  • Established the first Psychology laboratory
  • found the first School of psychology known as structuralism
  • Developed introspection as a method of investigating internal mental processes
• Summarise wundts method of introspection

  Wundt's method of introspection involved analyzing conscious thoughts and experiences in a structured way. Participants were trained to focus on and report their sensations, emotions, and thoughts in response to specific stimuli under controlled conditions. This method aimed to break down mental processes into basic elements, helping to establish psychology as a scientific discipline. However, it was criticized for being subjective and unscientific.
• Evaluate Wundt's role in the emergence of Psychology as a science

  ❌️ the scientific status of introspection was later questioned by behaviourist psychologists

  ✅️ wundt came to recognise that higher Mental processes were difficult to study using his procedures

  ✅️ elements of introspection are still usedin areas such as psychology