Origins and Basic Approaches
Psychology · Year 12 · Approaches and Psychopathology · 4.º Período

Origins and Basic Approaches

Tracing the emergence of psychology as a science, from Wundt's introspection to the learning, cognitive, and biological approaches. Students will compare the core assumptions of each paradigm.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA 4.2.1.1 Origins of psychologyAQA 4.2.1.2 Basic approaches in psychology

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Tracing the emergence of psychology as a science, from Wundt's introspection to the learning, cognitive, and biological approaches. Students will compare the core assumptions of each paradigm.

Key Questions

  1. How did Wundt contribute to the development of psychology as a science?
  2. What are the key assumptions of the behaviourist approach?
  3. How does the biological approach explain human behaviour?

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