Emergence of psychology as a science

• Founder of psychology

  Wilhelm Wundt
• when /where did Wilhelmina open the first experimental lab in psychology ?

  leipzig GERMANY (1879)
• define introspection 


  The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking down conscious awareness into basic structures (thoughts , images , sensations )
• one criticism of introspection

  The data produced is too subjective and no objective
• Who criticised introspection

  John Watson
• What did Watson say psychology should focus on in order to be truly scientific ?

  Observable and measurable behaviour
• How did John Watsons criticism of introspection lead to psychology becoming more scientific 


  •behaviourists made use of controlled lab experiments to study phenomena ——> producing objective data

  • cognitive psychologists made use of interference in order to scientifically study mental processes

  •biological - advances in technology = dev of brain scanning techniques —-> allowed live activity in brain to be investigated