Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, covering conscious and unconscious mental processes such as perception, cognition, emotion and motivation. Although questions about the mind go back to ancient philosophy, psychology emerged as an independent experimental science only in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when Wilhelm Wundt opened the first laboratory devoted exclusively to psychological research at the University of Leipzig in 1879. Wundt's students carried his experimental methods, controlled measurement of sensation, reaction time and attention, to universities across Europe and North America, establishing psychology as a discipline distinct from both philosophy and physiology within a generation.
Facts
Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account Central QuestionSourced to the subject's own accountHow do biological processes in the brain give rise to subjective experience, thought and behavior, and how much of that behavior is shaped by innate biology versus environment and culture? 2 ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountPsychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior, encompassing conscious and unconscious phenomena, feeling and thought, using both biological and social explanation. 2 SignificanceSourced to the subject's own accountWilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychological research at the University of Leipzig in 1879, a milestone widely treated as marking the emergence of psychology as a formal, independent scientific discipline separate from philosophy. 2 Connections
Founded By
Opened the first laboratory devoted exclusively to psychological research, Leipzig, 1879.
Source Psychology (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Wilhelm Wundt (Wikipedia)Lead section
Has Scientist
Source Dan Slobin - Wikipedia
Source Girindrasekhar Bose (Wikipedia)
Source Lila R. Gleitman (Wikipedia)
Source Sheila E. Blumstein (Wikipedia)
Source Steven Pinker, Wikipedia
Source Wikipedia: Susan Goldin-Meadow
Founded the first laboratory devoted to experimental psychology, Leipzig, 1879.
Source Wilhelm Wundt (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wilhelm Wundt (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLaboratory of Experimental Psychology section
In 1879, at the University of Leipzig, Wundt opened the first laboratory ever to be exclusively devoted to psychological studies.
- Has Scientist: Wilhelm Wundt
Founded By: Wilhelm Wundt, Lead section
He is widely regarded as the 'father of experimental psychology'.
View the Source 2. Psychology (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior.
- Founded By: Wilhelm Wundt
In Group: Mind and Behavior Sciences, Lead
is the scientific study of the mind and behavior
View the Source Steven Pinker, Wikipedia
Has Scientist: Steven Pinker, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Steven Pinker, Lead sentence
Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a Canadian cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual.
Dan Slobin - Wikipedia
Has Scientist: Dan Slobin, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Dan Slobin, Lead sentence
Dan Isaac Slobin (born May 7, 1939) is a professor emeritus of psychology and linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lila R. Gleitman (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Lila Gleitman, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Scientist: Lila Gleitman, Lead sentence
Lila Ruth Gleitman (December 10, 1929, August 8, 2021) was an American professor of psychology and linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Wikipedia: Susan Goldin-Meadow
Has Scientist: Susan Goldin-Meadow, Lead, sentence 1Quote, Has Scientist: Susan Goldin-Meadow, Lead, sentence 1
Susan Goldin-Meadow is the Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Psychology, Comparative Human Development, the college, and the Committee on Education at the University of Chicago.
Sheila E. Blumstein (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Sheila Blumstein, Lead, sentence 1Quote, Has Scientist: Sheila Blumstein, Lead, sentence 1
Sheila Ellen Blumstein (born 1944) is professor emerita of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, where she was the Albert D. Mead Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences.
Girindrasekhar Bose (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Girindrasekhar Bose, Lead, sentence 1Quote, Has Scientist: Girindrasekhar Bose, Lead, sentence 1
Girindrasekhar Bose (31 January 1887-3 June 1953) was an early 20th-century Indian psychoanalyst, the first president (1922-1953) of the Indian Psychoanalytic Society.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.