A03

• What is one strength of Wundt's work?

  Some methods were systematic and well-controlled
• Why were introspections recorded in a controlled environment?

  To ensure extraneous variables were not a factor
• How were procedures and instructions in Wundt's research handled?

  They were carefully standardised
• What does Wundt's research suggest about scientific approaches in psychology?

  It can be considered a forerunner to later approaches
• What is one limitation of Wundt's research?

  Some aspects are considered unscientific today
• What type of data did Wundt rely on for his research?

  Participants' self-reporting of mental processes
• Why is the data from Wundt's research considered subjective?

  It is influenced by personal perspectives
• What is a challenge in establishing laws of behavior from Wundt's data?

  Participants may have hidden some of their thoughts
• Why are general laws useful in science according to the text?

  They help predict future behavior
• What does the text suggest about Wundt's early efforts to study the mind?

  They were flawed and unscientific