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Originally Posted by annesingleton
It actually originated in Ancient Greece.
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They (Ancient Greeks) had some thought about the workings of the mind but it was the Germans (folks from that region i.e Carl Jung/Swiss - Freud/Austrian) who pioneered psychology as we know it and understand it today.
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Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (16 August 1832 - 31 August 1920 in Germany) was a
German physician, psychologist, physiologist, philosopher, and professor, known today as one of the founding figures of modern psychology. He is widely regarded as the "father of
experimental psychology".
[3][4][5] In 1879, Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the
University of Leipzig."
Quote from Wikipedia. Also the same information is in a psychology book I have.