what are the origins of psychology?
First psychology laboratory. Wilhelm Wundt opens first experimental laboratory in psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Credited with establishing psychology as an academic discipline, Wundt's students include Emil Kraepelin, James McKeen Cattell, and G. Stanley Hall.
Etymology and definitions. The word psychology derives from Greek roots meaning study of the psyche, or soul (ÏÏÏÎ® psukhÄ, breath, spirit, soul and -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î± -logia, study of or research).