They have profited from the questions raised earlier about theoretical, methodological, sociological, and even political aspects affecting the organized study of mind and behavior they have also proposed some new directions for research in the history of the behavioral and social sciences. More than twenty years have passed since then, and in the intervening time those centennial studies have attracted the attention and have motivated the efforts of a variety of historians, philosophers, psychologists, and other social scientists. This was especially true of the years around 1979, the centennial of the Leipzig Institute for Experimental Psychology, the birthplace of the 'graduate program' in psychology. In this new millenium it may be fair to ask, 'Why look at Wundt?' Over the years, many authors have taken fairly detailed looks at the work and accomplishments of Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920). Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media Wilhelm Wundt and the establishment of experimental psychology, 1875– 1914: The . The Making of a Scientific Psychology Robert W.
