Origin of Psychology

Question 1

1. Who opened the first lab dedicated to psychology?
2. Where was the lab located?

Answer 1

1. Wundt
2. Leipzig, Germany

Question 2

What was the aim of the lab?

Answer 2

• To analyse the nature of the human consciousness

Question 3

What method did Wundt use?

Answer 3

• Introspection - the first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images, and sensations.