Wundt opened first psychology lab in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany
Wundt's work marked the beginning of scientific psych, separating it from its broader philosophical roots
Wundts aim was to analyse the nature of human conciousness
Introspection was the first systematic attempt to study the mind under controlledconditions
Outline how Wundt used standardised procedures
objective: develop theories about mental processes like language and perception
himself and others recorded their experiences of various stimuli e.g. objects of sounds
observations were divided into 3 categories: thoughts, images, sensations
Structuralism
Isolating the structure of consciousness
The stimuli that Wundt and his co-workers experienced were always presented in the same order and the same instructions were issued to all participants.
