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History of Psychology, 4/e
David Hothersall, Ohio State University
German Psychologists of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

Chapter Objectives


After studying this chapter, you should:

  • Know the contributions of Fechner and Weber to the founding of psychophysics
  • Understand several psychophysical measures: absolute threshold, 2-pt threshold, jnd, etc.
  • Appreciate the enormous contributions of Ebbinghaus to memory research
  • Know the psychological system developed by Brentano, Stumpf, and Külpe
  • Be familiar with two of psychology’s greatest works: Elements of Psychophysics and Concerning Memory
  • Know how act psychology at Würzburg became a popular alternative to Wundt’s Leipzig








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