Principles of Physiological Psychology

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book scientific work

Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.

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Label	Occurrences
Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie	2
Principles of Physiological Psychology canonical	2

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Context triple: [Wilhelm Wundt, notableWork, Principles of Physiological Psychology]

A. The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
B. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
C. Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
D. Lessons in Elementary Physiology
Lessons in Elementary Physiology is a 19th-century introductory textbook on human physiology and biology written by Thomas Henry Huxley for educational use.
E. The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Principles of Physiological Psychology
Target entity description: Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.

A. The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
B. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
C. Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
D. Lessons in Elementary Physiology
Lessons in Elementary Physiology is a 19th-century introductory textbook on human physiology and biology written by Thomas Henry Huxley for educational use.
E. The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ
approach	experimental introspection under controlled conditions ⓘ physiological approach to mental phenomena ⓘ
author	Wilhelm Wundt ⓘ
contributedTo	development of structuralism in psychology ⓘ establishment of psychology as an experimental science ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	German Empire ⓘ
describes	brain physiology relevant to mental life ⓘ sense organs ⓘ structure and function of the nervous system ⓘ
emphasizes	apperception ⓘ attention ⓘ experimental methods in psychology ⓘ feelings ⓘ measurement of reaction times ⓘ perception ⓘ sensory processes ⓘ voluntary action ⓘ
field	physiology ⓘ psychology ⓘ
genre	academic textbook ⓘ
hasEdition	later expanded multi-volume editions ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped separate psychology from philosophy ⓘ helped separate psychology from physiology ⓘ one of the first comprehensive textbooks of experimental psychology ⓘ
influenced	Edward B. Titchener ⓘ linked to: Edward Bradford Titchener G. Stanley Hall ⓘ William James ⓘ academic psychology curricula ⓘ early experimental psychology laboratories ⓘ
languageOfWork	German ⓘ
links	mental processes to physiological mechanisms ⓘ
mainSubject	experimental psychology ⓘ physiological psychology ⓘ psychophysiology ⓘ
originalTitle	Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie ⓘ linked to: Principles of Physiological Psychology
publicationYear	1874 ⓘ
relatedTo	Leipzig psychological laboratory ⓘ linked to: Leipzig laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt founding of scientific psychology ⓘ
supports	laboratory-based psychological research ⓘ use of controlled experiments in psychology ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
translatedInto	English ⓘ other European languages ⓘ

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Principles of Physiological Psychology → originalTitle → Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie ⓘ

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Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology → relatedWork → Principles of Physiological Psychology ⓘ

Völkerpsychologie → relatedTo → Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie ⓘ