History of Cognitive Psychology: Wilhelm Wundt Quiz
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History of Cognitive Psychology: Wilhelm Wundt Quiz

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What year was psychology founded as a discipline by Wilhelm Wundt?

  • 1920
  • 2024
  • 1879 (correct)
  • 1832
  • Where did Wilhelm Wundt found the first psychology laboratory?

  • Paris, France
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Leipzig, Germany (correct)
  • What did Wilhelm Wundt do to separate psychology from philosophy and biology?

  • He made psychology a unique field of study (correct)
  • He founded the first psychology laboratory
  • He studied the human mind without experiments
  • He was the first to use the scientific method in psychology
  • Which psychologist is NOT associated with the class exercise to identify Wilhelm Wundt?

    <p>Sigmund Freud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Wilhelm Wundt considered to be the founder of?

    <p>Scientific, experimental psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method did Wilhelm Wundt use to study the human mind?

    <p>Scientific method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main focus of Wilhelm Wundt's research?

    <p>Understanding conscious experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method of investigation was utilized by Wilhelm Wundt to identify the building blocks of consciousness?

    <p>Introspection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In introspection, participants were asked to engage in a mental activity, pay attention to it, and then ___.

    <p>Report their experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who established the psychological school that became dominant in the early twentieth century?

    <p>John B. Watson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key technique did Behaviorism focus on in psychological studies?

    <p>Conditioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychological approach emerged as dominant in the early twentieth century according to the text?

    <p>Behaviorism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did participants in Wilhelm Wundt's introspection experiments have to do immediately after engaging in a mental activity?

    <p>Report their experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Introspection' is best defined as a technique that involves ___.

    <p>Noticing mental processes as they occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Behaviorism' as a psychological approach primarily emphasizes studying ___.

    <p>'External' behavior and its causes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Wilhelm Wundt and the Founding of Psychology

    • Wilhelm Wundt founded psychology as a discipline in 1879.
    • He established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.

    Wilhelm Wundt's Contributions

    • Wundt separated psychology from philosophy and biology by focusing on the scientific study of conscious experience.

    Introspection

    • Introspection was a method used by Wundt to study the human mind, where participants engaged in a mental activity, paid attention to it, and then described their experiences.
    • In introspection, participants were asked to engage in a mental activity, pay attention to it, and then describe their experiences immediately after.

    Wilhelm Wundt's Research Focus

    • The main focus of Wundt's research was to identify the building blocks of consciousness.

    Method of Investigation

    • Wundt utilized the method of structuralism to identify the building blocks of consciousness.

    Emergence of Dominant Psychological Approaches

    • Wilhelm Wundt is considered the founder of structuralism.
    • Behaviorism emerged as the dominant psychological approach in the early twentieth century.
    • The key technique of Behaviorism focuses on studying overt behavior rather than conscious experience.

    Key Definitions

    • Introspection is best defined as a technique that involves examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations.
    • Behaviorism primarily emphasizes studying observable behavior rather than conscious experience.

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