Wilhelm Wundt

What was the known as what did he open up?

The father of psychology and he opened up the first psychology lab in 1879 Germany

What was his approach?

Structuralism. This is the theory of consciousness that seeks to analyse sensation, mental images and feelings to form complex experiences

How did Wilhelm look into the human mind?

By using introspection. This is when someone gains knowledge about a mental state by observations of their conscious thoughts and feels.

Where would Wundt’s experiments take place?

In his room at university in a controlled environment

What is the first phase of Wundt’s introspection?

In his lab, the participants were trained to report their sensory events. Participants were then presented with a stimulus(image). That stimulus is controlled and standardised.

What did the report do?

Broke down conscious experience in to the smallest parts. Observations were repeated numerous times.

What is another meaning of introspection?

The systematic analysis of your conscious experience of a stimulus.