Wilhelm Wundt was a German physician, physiologist and philosopher who in 1879 opened the first laboratory anywhere devoted exclusively to psychological research, at the University of Leipzig, an event widely treated as marking psychology's birth as an independent experimental discipline rather than a branch of philosophy. He trained a generation of psychologists from around the world who carried his experimental methods, focused on measuring reaction times, attention and sensation under controlled conditions, back to their home countries, and he is often called the father of experimental psychology.
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Opened the first laboratory devoted exclusively to psychological research, Leipzig, 1879.
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Founded the first laboratory devoted to experimental psychology, Leipzig, 1879.
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Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (16 August 1832 - 31 August 1920) was a German physiologist, philosopher, professor, and one of the fathers of modern psychology.
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In 1879, at the University of Leipzig, Wundt opened the first laboratory ever to be exclusively devoted to psychological studies, and this event marked the official birth of psychology as an independent field of study.
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He is widely regarded as the 'father of experimental psychology'.
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