AQA Psychology A-Level Paper 2 (EXAM)
ELABORATION Q&A UPDATED
VERSION
Wilhelm Wundt
 ANSWER :- First Psychologist
- First Lab in Germany
- Experimental Conditions
- Structuralism and Introspection
Introspection
 ANSWER :Person Gains knowledge about their mental state by examining their conscious thoughts and
feelings
Empiricism
 ANSWER :Knowledge is derived from sensory experience, characterised by the use of the scientific
method
Scientific Method
 ANSWER :The investigative methods that are:
- Objective
- Systematic
- Reliable
Evaluation of Wundt
 ANSWER :- methods were unreliable as it relied on non-observable
- Introspection is not accurate because people are often unaware of are behaviours
Evaluation of the Scientific Approach
 ANSWER :- its objective and systematic
- Rely on determinism
- Self corrective