The First Person to Show How Scientific Methods Could Be

question 113

Multiple Choice

The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was

• A)Wilhelm Wundt.
• B)William James.
• C)Charles Darwin.
• D)Gustav Fechner.

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Definitions:

Behaviourism

A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior and investigates how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in their environments reward or punish these behaviors.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that hosts thoughts, memories, and desires not present in conscious awareness, influencing behavior and decisions.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Reinforcement Techniques

Methods used in behaviorism to increase or decrease the likelihood of a specific behavior by adding or removing stimuli following the behavior.