origins of psychology

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iqra

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who is the father of psychology?
william wundt
what did wundt do?
first to open a psychology dedicated lab in germany
what is introspection?
is the examination of your own thought processes
involves breaking thoughts about an object down into separate elements & examining your own feelings/sensations about it
how should introspection be conducted?
in a controlled environment
being objective
use standardised procedures
why is psychology seen as a science?
uses a variety of methodologies which are empirical
e.g. lab experiments, controlled observations, brain scans and biological tests to test hypotheses
2 * of psychology as a science?
high levels of control
research is likely to be reliable
* high levels of control?
use of empirical methods such as lab experiments are highly controlled
ensures that any evs are controlled & only iv is affecting dv
internal
allows cause & effect relationship to be established contributing to its status as a science
* reliable research ?
use of tightly controlled environments allows researchers to implement standardised procedures
ensures everything is kept the same & can be easily repeated
valid & reliable
research is designed to enable other researchers to replicate experiment & get same results
X unrealistic behaviour ?
p behaviour will not be realistic as conditions do not reflect what they are used to irl in some type of experiements -controlled/artificial
ecological
certain methods (lab,quasi) too artificial
so results will not be accurate reflection
cannot be generalised to real life
X cannot physically observe?
reseachers cannot physically measure p thoughts & emotions
not empirical thus cannot be proved/disproved that thoughts exist meaning its not falsifiable
researcher cannot always measure what they set out to measure accurately & scientifically
2 X of psychology as a science?
unrealistic behaviour
cannot physically observe