Wilhelm Wundt

Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)

German psychologist, known as the father of modern psychology

Body and Mind theory

Every physical event has a mental counterpart, and every mental event has a physical counterpart

Parallelism

To study the mind, measurable variables must be products of sensory activity and movements

Goals of psychology

Analyze the elements of consciousness and understand how and why they are connected

Structuralist

Focused on the structure of the mind

Introspection

Experimental technique to measure sensory elements like intensity, duration, and quality

Criteria for introspection

Observer must pay full attention, and the experiment should be repeatable with consistent results

First psychology

Physiological psychology, studying the link between physical and mental processes

Second psychology

Social and cultural psychology, which influences physiological psychology