opened a lab dedicated too psyc, marked the beginning of scientific psychology. aim was too analyse the nature of human consciousness- pioneering method known as introspection
what is structuralism
isolating the structure of consciousness
evaluation of wundt
✅scientific- well controlled, lab so extraneous variables eliminated,
❌subjective- relied on self reporting mental processes, predicting future behavour
explain emerge of psyc as a science
behaviourists- value of introspection questioned as produced subjective data. so they focused on behaviours u can see and used controlled experiments
cognitive-linked mind and computer, predictions on memory using experiments
biological- investigate physiological processes- FMRI AND EEG
evaluation of emerge of psyc
✅modern psyc: is scientific , rely on use of scientific measures,
❌subjective data: humanistic rejects scientific approach, psychodynamic uses case study that's unrepresentative, demand characteristics
