Origins of Psychology

• Who is considered important to the creation of Psychology?

  Wundt
• What does Psychology focus on as a separate science?

  It focuses solely on the mind
• How is Psychology linked to Darwin’s evolution theory?

  It links conscious mental life to biological processes
• What developments occurred as Psychology became widely accepted?

  • Introspection was developed to study the mind
  • Experimental psychology labs appeared
• What did Wundt help establish in Psychology?

  Physical separation from philosophy and biology
• What were Wundt's contributions to Psychology?

  • Created the first psychological textbook
  • Set up the first psychology lab
  • Developed introspection for studying mental states
• What is introspection?

  Observing your own conscious thoughts and emotions
• How was introspection used before Wundt?

  By philosophers in uncontrolled environments
• How did Wundt improve the method of introspection?

  By controlling the environments for testing
• What are the two ways introspection can be recorded?

  Orally or written down
• What is one method to record inferences through introspection?

  Diary studies
• What is a strength of introspection?

  It allows for high replicability
• What is a limitation of introspection?

  Little verifiability and reliability of results
• What issue arose from Wundt's introspection method?

  Participants had to be taught to introspect
• What did the limitations of introspection lead to?

  The rise of Behaviourism