In 1879, he founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the university of leipzig, thus establishing psychology as a. Wundt ardently promoted systematic experimentation. Wilhelm wundt has 104 books on goodreads with 786 ratings. Wilhelm wundt and the making of a scientific psychology. Wilhelm wundt is known today as one of the founding figures of modern psychology. Born at neckarau, baden on 16 august in 1832, wilhelm wundt was the son of a lutheran minister. Wilhelm wundt 18321920, the first to establish an institute devoted exclusively to psychological research in germany, started his career as a neurophysiologist. Wundt is also acknowledged as one of the greatest and most influential psychologists of all time. Wilhelm wundt, acclaimed as the father of experimental psychology, established the first psychological research and teaching laboratory within the philosophy department at leipzig in around 1876 fancher, 1996.
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The first person to ever call himself a psychologist, he is also widely regarded as the father of experimental psychology, having established the first laboratory in the world dedicated to psychological research. Wundt is acknowledged by many as one of the principal founders of experimental psychology. Wilhelm wundts most popular book is an introduction to psychology. Wilhelm wundt simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wundt earned a medical degree at the university of heidelberg in 1856. Wilhelm wundt, born august 16, 1832, neckarau, near mannheim, baden germanydied august 31, 1920, grossbothen, germany, german physiologist and psychologist who is generally acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychology. To do this, he studied sensation and perception, breaking participants observations of objects, images and events down into constituent parts in the same way that.