WUNDT AND ORIGINS

• Wundt is the father of experimental psychology
• Wundt created the first psychology lab
• Wundt used introspection
• introspection= the process of observing and recording one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations
• psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour
• Wundt believed in reductionism because its more scientific
• Problems with introspection

  • Doesnt explain how the mind works
  • isnt objective
  • people may lie
  • does not produce reliable data bc personal accounts cant be confirmed
• Wundt's experimental approach influenced the behavioural, cognitive and biological approaches