Wilhelm Wundt
By: LeVan White
Background Information
- Born: August 16,1832.
- Died: August 31, 1920.
- Was the son of a Lutheran minister.
- Studied how perceptions, sensations, and feelings related to the human behavior.
- Went to the university of Leipzig to do psychological experiments.
Founder of Modern Psychology
Psychology Information
- Father of Psychology.
- Founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research in Germany.
- Used a process/method called introspection.
- Introspection- Describes their own conscious experiences in a systematic way.
- Considered a founder of modern Psychology.
Interesting Facts
- Had a hard time in school, and got bad grades.
- Had to repeat a class.
- Eventually graduated medical school.