Origins of Psychology Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Who was responsible for the emergence of Psychology as a distinct area of study?
A
Wilhelm Wundt
2
Q
Why was he so significant?
A
Wundt was the first person to call himself a psychologist, studying only those aspects of behaviour that could be strictly controlled under experimental conditions.
3
Q
When did the emergence of Psychology as a distinct area of study occur?
A
When Wilhelm Wundt opened the Institute for Experimental Psychology at the University of Leipzig in
Germany in 1879.
4
Q
What was the significance of this?
A
This was the first experimental laboratory dedicated to Psychology.
