However, during the late 19th century, the field was still finding its footing as a distinct discipline.
Wilhelm Wundt was a German psychologist who established the very first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
This event is widely recognized as the formal establishment of psychology as a science distinct from biology and philosophy.
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He went on to study briefly with Johannes Muller and later with the physicist Hermann von Helmholtz.
His work with these two individuals is thought to have heavily influenced his later work in experimental psychology.
Structuralism is regarded as the very firstschool of thought in psychology.
Many historians believe that Titchener actually misrepresented much of Wundt’s original ideas.
Instead, Wundt referred to his point of view as voluntarism.
Of course, because this process relies on personal interpretation, it is highly subjective.
Wundt believed that systematically varying the conditions of the experiment would enhance the generality of the observations.
Wundt also established the psychology journalPhilosophical Studies.
In a 2002 ranking of themost influential psychologistsof the 20th century, Wundt was ranked at number 93.
Wundt also trained and influenced a generation of psychologists who played a role in the development of psychology worldwide.
Women were not permitted to study in Wundt’s lab.
However, a student named Anna Berliner was undeterred by the restrictions against women.
Obviously, not everyone is going to agree with these generalized titles.
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