§Wundt and Titchner studied the elements (atoms) of the mind by conducting experiments at Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
Wundt (1832-1920)
Titchner (1867-1927)
OBJECTIVE 1-3|
Explain how early psychologists sought to understand the mind’s structure and
functions, and identify some of the leading psychologists who worked in these
areas. Structuralism:Wundt and
his student Titchner focused on the elements of mind, and studied it by using
introspection (self-reflection). Wundt established the first laboratory of
psychology in 1879 at Leipzig, Germany, and wrote the first textbook of
psychology.
