
Wundt & Features of Science
Quiz by Jen Curran
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Wundt's goal was to study ............ using scientific methods
Wundt's goal was to study consciousness using ..... methods
The analysis of your conscious experience of an object is known as ....
The analysis of your conscious experience of an object is known as...?
The breaking down of one’s thoughts about an object in to separate elements is referred to as....
The breaking down of one’s thoughts about an object in to separate elements is referred to as...
Wundt trained his participants to ..... analyse their own conscious experience of an object
Wundt is known as the 'father of psychology' because he established it as an independent branch of science
Wundt used the scientific method to study the structure of sensation and perception
Which of the following is NOT true of Wundt's contribution to the emergence of psychology as an independent branch of science?
Which of the following is NOT true of Wundt's method of studying consciousness?
Introspection was criticised for failing to meet which feature of science?
Wundt's focus on measurement and control helped to establish psychology as a respected field of science
Wundt's focus on measurement and ..... helped to establish psychology as a respected field of science
Wundt's focus on mental processes through introspection can be seen as a forerunner of the ..... approach
Wundt's focus on mental processes through ..... can be seen as a forerunner of the cognitive approach
Organise the following into strengths and limitations of Wundt's work
Any research that focusses on unobservable matter goes beyond the immediate evidence and so relies on .... This is subjective and can reduce internal validity.
Any research that focusses on unobservable matter goes beyond the immediate evidence and so relies on inference. This is .... and can reduce internal validity.
Any research that focusses on unobservable matter goes beyond the immediate evidence and so relies on inference. This is subjective and can reduce ..... validity.
A theory is a general law or principle that is used to explain something. Theory construction can happen in two ways
Match each method of theory construction
Which of the following is NOT true of the empirical method?
What key term describes whether a research method and its findings can be repeated?
If a study is replicable and the results are the same each time they are tested under the same conditions, we can be sure of their ....
.... means that all sources of bias are minimized and that personal or subjective ideas are eliminated.
Research methods such as .... experiments are argued to be the most objective.
... works by finding evidence that disproves theories
A paradigm consists of the shared set of basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methods of study that are commonly accepted by members of a discipline or group.
A theory that is based on abstract concepts (ones that are not ‘concrete’) can be falsified and is considered scientific.