AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By seeking to measure “atoms of the mind, “ whoestablished the first psychology laboratory?
A
Sigmund Freud
B
John B. Watson
C
Wilhelm Wundt
D
William James
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So according to a question we have been asked that who, by seeking the measure atoms of mind had first established the psychology laboratory. So the answer to this question is option C. And that is William Boone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wundt was seeking to measure “atoms of the mind”-the fastest and simplest mental processes. So began the first psychological laboratory, staffed by Wundt and by psychology’s first graduate students.

Detailed explanation-3: -With these first experiments in psychology, Wundt’s goal was to identify and measure the atoms of the mind-the most elemental processes that are the basic ingredients of mental life.

Detailed explanation-4: -3.3 Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) In 1879, Wundt founded the first psychological laboratory of the world in Leipzig, Germany, where he mainly studied sensations and feelings by employing experimental methods.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wundt is credited with conducting the first formal experiment in psychology, where he tried to assess the speed of thought by measuring how long it took test subjects to make a judgment.

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