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__**Wilhelm M﻿aximilian Wundt **__

Medical Doctor, Psychologist, Physiologist, Philosopher, Professor, and Structuralist August 16, 1832 – August 31,1920

**Education:** Wilhelm studied at the University of Tubingen, University of Heidelberg, and the University of Berlin from 1851 to 1856. He placed first on the medical board exams. Invented the idea of Volition. Volition is an act of the mind. He believed all acts are voluntary or were at one time. Wundt also believed that feelings can be clustered together; and thought that 1 sensation + 1 feeling equals = 1 compound.

**Contributions/Accomplishments: **
 * He offered the first course ever taught in scientific psychology.
 * Wilhelm founded the field of structualism in experimental psychology.
 * He broke down the content of consciousness into two categories: objective sensations and subjective feelings.
 * Wundt is an originator who made psychology a true science.
 * Wrote an autobiography before he died in 1920.

**Psychological Perspective:** Wundt's perspective was on Cognitive Psychology because he believed there was a reason for each action humans make and that their thoughts play a part in determining their behavior. He also thought their choices and behavior is influenced by their values and interpretations of different scenarios.

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