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Origins of Psychology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

Wundt published the first (a)   on Psychology.

2.

Wundt was the first person to call themselves a (a)   .

3.

Wundt established the first psychology l (a)  

4.

Wundt developed the method of (a)   as a way of investigating internal mental events.

5.

Which statements about introspection are correct?

a)

It investigates observable behaviour

b)

It investigates internal mental events

c)

It involves participants reporting their conscious thoughts and feelings towards different stimuli

d)

It involves participants reporting their unconscious thoughts and feelings towards different stimuli

6.

Wundt's method of introspection is based on the first school of Psychology founded by Wundt known as (a)  

7.

(a)   is a school of psychology that involved breaking down mental processes into basic components and investigating how these interact to form conscious experiences.

8.

Where were Wundt's introspection studies carried out?

a)

In a psychology laboratory

b)

In the real world

9.

Wundt argued that introspection was:

a)

Objective

b)

Capable of generating theories about how the mind works

c)

Subjective

d)

Incapable of generating theories about how the mind works

10.

Who questioned the scientific status of introspection by suggesting it was too subjective?

a)

Behaviourist psychologists

b)

Psychodynamic psychologists

c)

Social learning theorists

d)

Humanistic psychologists

11.

Wundt's introspection methods for investigating conscious internal events paved the way for:

a)

Behaviourist psychologists

b)

Cognitive psychologists

c)

Biological psychologists

d)

Psychodynamic psychologists

12.

Identify the correct statements. Wundt contributed to the emergence of psychology as a science by...

a)

Establishing psychology as an independent branch of science

b)

Establishing the first psychology laboratory

c)

Moving the discipline of Psychology from its philosophical roots to the use of scientific research

d)

Focusing on objective, observable behaviour