The emergence of psychology as a science
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- Origins of Psychology
- Wundt's lab
- He and his co-workers would record their own conscious thought and break them down into their constituent parts.
- Structuralism
- Aimed to document and describe the nature of human consciousness.
- Introspection
- First ever lab dedicated to psychological enquiry.
- Would be seen as 'scientific' today.
- All introspection were recorded under strictly controlled conditions using the same stimulus every time.
- Standardised instructions were given out to participants.
- Replication
- Marked the separation of a scientific psychology away from its philosophical roots.
- He and his co-workers would record their own conscious thought and break them down into their constituent parts.
- The emergence of psychology as a science
- 1900s behaviourists
- By the beginning of the 20th century, the scientific value of introspection was being questioned.
- Mainly by Watson
- Watson's main issue with introspection ws that the data was subjective, so. it became very difficult to establish general principles.
- He was also highly critical of it's focus on internal mental processes, suggesting that a truly scientific psychology should only study phenomena that could be measured and observed.
- This became the behaviourist approach.
- Watson and Skinner brought the language, rigour and methods of the natural sciences.
- Used carefully controlled lab experiments.
- By the beginning of the 20th century, the scientific value of introspection was being questioned.
- 1950s cognitive approach
- Likened the mind to a computers.
- Reinforced the study of the mind as a legitimate science.
- Able to make inferences about internal mental processes with the use of lab tests.
- 1980s biological approach
- Makes use of experimental data.
- Took advantage of recent advances in technology to investigate physiological processes as they happen. This includes live activity in the brain.
- fMRI, EEG
- 1900s behaviourists
- Wundt's lab
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