Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) Wundt was the first person to call himself a psychologist.
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Name two ways Wundt legitimised psychology as a science.
1) He founded the first psychology lab 2) Demonstrated that the mind could be studied using the scientific method
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Identify and describe Wundt's approach.
Structuralism - This is studying the structure of the mind by breaking down behaviours to their basic components.
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Identify and describe the method Wundt used to investigate the structure of the mind.
Introspection - This is the process of gaining knowledge about your own mental and emotional state as a result of observation of their conscious thoughts and feelings.
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What was Wundt's aim? How did he achieve this?
Wundt wanted to map the structure of the mind, he did this through the process of introspection, this allowed him to make general assumptions
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Name two ways Wundt legitimised psychology as a science.
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1) He founded the first psychology lab 2) Demonstrated that the mind could be studied using the scientific method
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Identify and describe Wundt's approach.
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Identify and describe the method Wundt used to investigate the structure of the mind.
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