Physiology, in its analysis of the physiological functions of the sense organs, must use the results of subjective observation of sensations; and psychology, in its turn, needs to know the physiological aspects of sensory function, in order rightly to appreciate… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
We know, from ordinary life, that we are not able to direct our attention perfectly steadily and uniformly to one and the same object... At times the attention turns towards the object most intensely, and at times the energy flags. — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Physiology, in its analysis of the physiological functions of the sense organs, must use the results of subjective observation of sensations; and psychology, in… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
The general statement that the mental faculties are class concepts, belonging to descriptive psychology, relieves us of the necessity of discussing them and their… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Physiology is concerned with all those phenomena of life that present them selves to us in sense perception as bodily processes, and accordingly form… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Hence, wherever we meet with vital phenomena that present the two aspects, physical and psychical there naturally arises a question as to the relations… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness. — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance. — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
The animal kingdom exhibits a series of mental developments which may be regarded as antecedents to the mental development of man, for the mental… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Hence, even in the domain of natural science the aid of the experimental method becomes indispensable whenever the problem set is the analysis of… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
Experimental psychology itself has, it is true, now and again suffered relapse into a metaphysical treatment of its problems. — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
In the animal world, on the other hand, the process of evolution is characterised by the progressive discrimination of the animal and vegetative functions,… — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
