Question

The first true psychologist was ____. He was a research assistant to Hermann von Helmholtz, conducted the first documented psychological experiment, and established a psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig.

Answer 1

Answer:

The first true psychologist was Wilhelm Wundt.

Explanation:

Wilhelm Wundt was the father of Scientific Psychology, focusing on psychological experiments. He helped develop Psychology as an independent and scientific branch and worked as a research assistant to Hermann von Helmholtz.

He founded a psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany where he would tend to participate as an examinee.