Wilhelm Wundt
Often considered the 'father of psychology,' who established the first formal psychology laboratory in Leipzig, marking the beginning of modern experimental psychology.
Quotes by Wilhelm Wundt
The development of human culture is a reflection of the development of the human mind.
The will is the driving force behind all human action.
The experimental method provides a means for objective observation of subjective experience.
The study of memory is essential for understanding how we learn and adapt.
The mind is a dynamic and evolving entity.
The study of thought processes is one of the most challenging areas of psychology.
The experimental method allows us to establish causal relationships between stimuli and mental responses.
The study of human behavior must take into account both individual and social factors.
The mind is a creative force, constantly constructing new meanings and interpretations.
The future of psychology lies in the integration of experimental and folk psychology.
Psychology has a long past, yet its real history is short.
The first great step in the development of psychology was the separation of the problem of the soul from that of life.
Now the task of the experimental psychologist is no longer to analyze the higher mental faculties into the sensations of which they are composed, but rather to resolve the complex concrete processes into their simplest components.
Physiology is the science which studies the processes of life in the organism.
The association of ideas is the cementing force of the entire intellectual edifice.
Every sensation has its own quality, intensity, duration, and spatial and temporal relations.
The aim of experimental psychology is to resolve the immediate experiences of the mind into their elementary constituents.
Voluntary attention is an act of the will.
The science of psychology is the science of the mental life of man.
Ideality is the only thing that can make life worth living.