origins

• Who opened the first lab dedicated to psychology?

  Wundt
• What did Wundt's lab in Leipzig signify?

  It marked the beginning of scientific psychology
• What is introspection according to Wundt?

  Gaining insight into one's own mental state
• What does structuralism focus on?

  Analyzing the basic elements of thoughts and sensations
• What method did Wundt use in his experiments?

  Standardized procedures with consistent stimuli
• Why did early behaviorists like Watson reject introspection?

  They considered it too subjective
• What do behaviorists believe about psychology?

  It should only be observed and measured
• What type of studies do behaviorists prefer?

  Scientific lab studies
• How do cognitive psychologists view the mind?

  As comparable to a computer
• What do cognitive psychologists argue should be made about internal mental processes?

  Inferences should be made