AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Psychology was formally established by ____, who believed in this type of psychology.
A
Wundt, functionalism
B
Wundt, structuralism
C
Frued, psychodyanmic
D
Freud, structuralism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -structuralism, in psychology, a systematic movement founded in Germany by Wilhelm Wundt and mainly identified with Edward B. Titchener.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) is generally considered the father of experimental psychology. After studying medicine, he worked as a physiologist at Heidelberg University and later at Leipzig University.

Detailed explanation-3: -He believed that psychology was the science of conscious experience and that trained observers could accurately describe thoughts, feelings, and emotions through a process known as introspection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wundt and Structuralism. Structuralism is one of the earliest schools of psychology, focused on understanding the conscious experience through introspection. It was introduced by Wilhelm Wundt and built upon by his student, Edward Titchener.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wilhelm Wundt, (born August 16, 1832, Neckarau, near Mannheim, Baden [Germany]-died August 31, 1920, Grossbothen, Germany), German physiologist and psychologist who is generally acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychology. Wundt earned a medical degree at the University of Heidelberg in 1856.

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