Introspection

• Wundt


  First modern psychologist

  Opened first psych lab in the 19th century

  Created theory of introspection
• Introspection


  Process by which a person gains knowledge about their own mental and emotional states
• Wundt's Process

  • Participants engage in introspection
  • Comparison of thoughts between 2 participants to standardised objects or procedures - tried to be objective
  • Structuralism: thoughts broken down into basics
  • Establish basic theories about mental processes
• Evaluation: Introspection

  Scientific -> paved way for psychology to be seen as a science

  Lacks objectivity as mental processes were self-reported