Why Was Wundt's Landmark Book Principles of Physiological Psychology (1874)important

question 69

Multiple Choice

Why was Wundt's landmark book Principles of Physiological Psychology (1874) important?

• A) It was the first genuine "textbook" describing under one cover several recent developments in the area of experimental psychology.
• B) It focused attention on the originality and variety of Wundt's own experiments.
• C) It introduced the work of early female psychologists.
• D) It established the importance of unconscious motivation.

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