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Wilhelm ______ is often regarded as the 'father of psychology'.
Wilhelm ______ is often regarded as the 'father of psychology'.
Wundt
The first psychology lab was founded at the University of ______.
The first psychology lab was founded at the University of ______.
Leipzig
______, Wundt's theory, emphasizes the active organization of elements in the mind.
______, Wundt's theory, emphasizes the active organization of elements in the mind.
Voluntarism
______ is the method Wundt used to study consciousness, which required trained observers.
______ is the method Wundt used to study consciousness, which required trained observers.
The psychological school most associated with Wundt is ______.
The psychological school most associated with Wundt is ______.
Edward ______ brought Wundt's ideas to the U.S. and further developed Structuralism.
Edward ______ brought Wundt's ideas to the U.S. and further developed Structuralism.
In Wundt's Tridimensional Theory, feelings are described across the dimensions of Pleasure-Displeasure, Tension-Relaxation, and ______-Depression.
In Wundt's Tridimensional Theory, feelings are described across the dimensions of Pleasure-Displeasure, Tension-Relaxation, and ______-Depression.
______ is the process of organizing sensory input into meaningful experiences, which Wundt found vital.
______ is the process of organizing sensory input into meaningful experiences, which Wundt found vital.
Physiology is the science from which Wundt borrowed ______ methods.
Physiology is the science from which Wundt borrowed ______ methods.
Wundt argued for two divisions of psychology: Experimental Psychology and Social ______.
Wundt argued for two divisions of psychology: Experimental Psychology and Social ______.
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"Father of Psychology"
"Father of Psychology"
Wilhelm Wundt is widely regarded as the founder of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline.
First Psychology Lab
First Psychology Lab
The first psychology laboratory was established at the University of Leipzig by Wilhelm Wundt.
Wundt's Method
Wundt's Method
Introspection is the method Wundt used to study consciousness by training observers to analyze their own experiences.
Wundt's Theory
Wundt's Theory
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Psychological School
Psychological School
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Titchener's Role
Titchener's Role
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Feeling Dimensions
Feeling Dimensions
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Organizing Sensations
Organizing Sensations
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Wundt's Focus
Wundt's Focus
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Sensations
Sensations
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Study Notes
- Wilhelm Wundt is known as the "father of psychology."
- The first psychology laboratory was established at the University of Leipzig.
- Introspection was the method Wundt used to study consciousness.
- Wundt's theory of Voluntarism emphasizes the active organization of mental elements.
- Wundt is associated with the psychological school of Structuralism.
- Edward Titchener brought Wundt's ideas to the U.S. and developed Structuralism.
- The three dimensions of feelings in Wundt's Tridimensional Theory included: Pleasure-Displeasure, Tension-Relaxation, and Excitement-Depression.
- Apperception is the process of organizing sensory elements into meaningful experiences.
- Experimental Introspection was the experimental method Wundt used that required trained observers.
- The main subject of Wundt's psychology was consciousness.
- Psychology developed faster in the United States than in Germany.
- Hermann Ebbinghaus challenged Wundt's claim that memory couldn't be studied experimentally.
- Gustav Fechner influenced Wundt and measured sensation 15 years earlier.
- Physiology was the science from which Wundt borrowed experimental methods.
- Immanuel Kant believed psychology couldn't be a science.
- Wundt's psychology declined in Germany after WWI due to economic collapse and WWII destruction.
- Introspection was criticized for being too subjective.
- Sensations is the element of consciousness classified by intensity, duration, and modality.
- The Naturalistic Theory suggests psychology developed because the world was ready for it.
- The two major divisions of psychology according to Wundt were Experimental Psychology and Social Psychology.
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