AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is considered the “father of psychology” and began the first psychology lab?
A
Wilhelm Wundt
B
Wiliiam James
C
Sigmund Freud
D
Edward Titchener
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wundt, who distinguished psychology as a science from philosophy and biology, was the first person ever to call himself a psychologist. He is widely regarded as the “father of experimental psychology". In 1879, at the University of Leipzig, Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: William Wundt is considered the father of psychology, he was a German psychologist who established the initial psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in the year 1879. He explained psychology to be a field of science but would differ from other branches of science i.e, Biology and philosophy.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Wilhelm Wundt, (born August 16, 1832, Neckarau, near Mannheim, Baden [Germany]-died August 31, 1920, Grossbothen, Germany), German physiologist and psychologist who is generally acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychology. Wundt earned a medical degree at the University of Heidelberg in 1856.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) was a German scientist who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist. His famous book entitled Principles of Physiological Psychology was published in 1873.

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