Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt
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The Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt was the first formal psychology research lab in the world and the birthplace of experimental psychology as an academic discipline.
All labels observed (2)
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| Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt canonical | 1 |
| Leipzig psychological laboratory | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt Context triple: [Structuralism (psychology), associatedWith, Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt]
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Faculty of Physics, University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Göttingen is a major academic division renowned for research and teaching across a broad range of physics disciplines, including theoretical, experimental, and condensed matter physics.
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Berlin physiological school
The Berlin physiological school was a 19th-century research tradition in physiology centered in Berlin, known for its experimental and mechanistic approach to studying bodily functions, particularly under figures like Emil du Bois-Reymond and Johannes Müller.
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Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics was a German research institute notorious for its role in developing and legitimizing racial science and eugenic policies during the Nazi era.
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Faculty of Biology and Psychology of the University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Biology and Psychology of the University of Göttingen is an academic division specializing in life sciences and psychological research and education at the University of Göttingen in Germany.
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Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute
The Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute was a leading early 20th-century center for psychoanalytic training and research in Germany, closely associated with the development and institutionalization of Freudian psychoanalysis.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt Target entity description: The Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt was the first formal psychology research lab in the world and the birthplace of experimental psychology as an academic discipline.
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Faculty of Physics, University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Göttingen is a major academic division renowned for research and teaching across a broad range of physics disciplines, including theoretical, experimental, and condensed matter physics.
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B.
Berlin physiological school
The Berlin physiological school was a 19th-century research tradition in physiology centered in Berlin, known for its experimental and mechanistic approach to studying bodily functions, particularly under figures like Emil du Bois-Reymond and Johannes Müller.
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C.
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics was a German research institute notorious for its role in developing and legitimizing racial science and eugenic policies during the Nazi era.
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Faculty of Biology and Psychology of the University of Göttingen
The Faculty of Biology and Psychology of the University of Göttingen is an academic division specializing in life sciences and psychological research and education at the University of Göttingen in Germany.
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Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute
The Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute was a leading early 20th-century center for psychoanalytic training and research in Germany, closely associated with the development and institutionalization of Freudian psychoanalysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical scientific institution
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psychology laboratory ⓘ research laboratory ⓘ |
| academicDisciplineEstablished | experimental psychology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | founding of psychology as an independent academic discipline ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| educated |
Edward Bradford Titchener
NERFINISHED
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G. Stanley Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Münsterberg NERFINISHED ⓘ James McKeen Cattell NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswald Külpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental psychology
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physiological psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Wilhelm Wundt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEquipment |
chronoscope
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metronome ⓘ |
| hadEquipment |
kymograph
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pendulum apparatus ⓘ |
| hadEquipment | tachistoscope ⓘ |
| hadHead | Wilhelm Wundt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | considered a landmark in the history of psychology ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American experimental psychology
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laboratory-based psychological research ⓘ structuralism (psychology) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Saxony
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
attention
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conscious experience ⓘ feelings ⓘ reaction time ⓘ sensation and perception ⓘ voluntary action ⓘ |
| significance |
birthplace of experimental psychology as an academic discipline
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first formal psychology research laboratory in the world ⓘ |
| status | historically closed ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
experimental method
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introspection under controlled conditions ⓘ psychophysical measurement ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Structuralism (psychology)
this entity surface form:
Leipzig psychological laboratory