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。 How would they explain their behavior? 
What rules do they believe they used to match up the couples? Were they most concerned about 
age? About occupations? About leisure activities? Did they use some bination of all three 
descriptions? What inferences did they make in their decisions; such as perceived gender? What 
does the factor(s) that they used most say about them personally and their selection of a partner? 

。 How might their explanation allow them to predict which real…world relationships would succeed? 
Suppose that based on their day…to…day observations of relationships; they focused on occupations 

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while doing their matchmaking。 Are they willing to generalize from the predictions they made on 
this task to predictions in the real world? Can they begin to imagine the types of research they 
might carry out to test those predictions? 

。 Does their explanation allow them to control or improve their own relationship…seeking behavior or 
to give better advice to others? 
Have they learned from this exercise what matters most to them in a relationship? What more 
would they like to learn from research? 

。 Could they learn something that would allow them to improve the quality of their own or other 
people’s lives? 
If their research reveals the factors that help determine which relationships; in general; will endure; 
they should be able to improve the quality of people’s lives。 

BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES 

Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) 

Born in Neckarau; Germany; Wilhelm Wundt was the fourth child of a Lutheran minister。 Despite ing 
from a family that boasted numerous scholars; scientists; and physicians; Wundt initially was not a good 
student。 After he dropped out of one high school; a teacher suggested that a reasonable goal for Wundt 
would be a career in the postal service。 Wundt’s scholastic abilities improved; however; and in 1855 he 
graduated at the top of his class in medical school。 Wundt then went to Berlin to study physiology with 
Johannes Müller; and he subsequently decided to bee an experimental physiologist himself。 Wundt 
then returned to the University of Heidelberg; where he worked as an assistant for Herman von Helmholtz。 
It was at Heidelberg that Wundt taught his first course in psychology。 The year was 1862。 

In 1879; at the University of Leipzig; where he held a chair in philosophy; Wundt established the Institute 
for Experimental Psychology; the first laboratory whose formal purpose was the scientific investigation of 
the human mind。 Wundt is one of the most prolific contributors to the field of psychology ever。 It is 
estimated that between the years of 1853 and 1920; Wundt wrote 53;735 pages of text。 Wundt was not only a 
voracious writer; he was also responsible for training numerous researchers; some of whom; such as 
Edward Titchener; brought versions of Wundt’s psychology to America。 

Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) 

Sigmund Freud was born in Pribor; Czechoslovakia; in 1856。 Although Freud was a gifted student; it took 
him eight years to finish his medical degree at the University of Vienna; partly because he was interested in 
so many topics。 Freud first pursued a career as a neurologist; but financial concerns forced him into general 
medical practice。 In cooperation with his friend Joseph Breuer; Freud began to treat hysterical women。 This 
is unusual; because at the time there was no known cure for hysteria; which is now known as a conversion 
disorder。 Through trial and error and feedback from his clients; Breuer and Freud developed the technique 
known as psychoanalysis。 Its fundamental rule is honesty; clients must relay all thoughts and feelings 
uncensored to the analyst。 Clients then follow their stream of thought wherever it may lead; a process 
known as free association。 In the course of free association; clients often uncover traumatic events in the 
past; and; upon reliving these events; often experience relief from their symptoms。 Freud’s first major work; 

The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) detailed the process of dream interpretation; which he felt was the “royal 
road to the unconscious。” Although it took six years to sell the first 600 copies printed; this work was 
reprinted eight time during Freud’s lifetime。 

Although the technique of psychoanalysis is perhaps Freud’s most important legacy; he made many other 

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substantial contributions to psychology。 These include the recognition of the importance of sexuality and 
unconscious processes; a fully developed system of personality; and an appreciation for the conflict 
between individual desires and the constraints of society。 His work has influenced so many aspects of our 
thinking that he is often not given full credit for the development of his ideas。 Freud’s many detractors are 
quick to point out that his theories are not based on empirical research。 While this is true; just because they 
lack empirical evidence does not mean that they are wrong; only that they are less likely to be right。 Because 
of the breadth of his intellectual contributions; he remains the most cited psychologist in Psychology and 

Life; 16th Edition; and most parable texts。 

William James (1842–1910) 

William James; often considered the father of American psychology; was born in New York City; but spent 
much of his childhood traveling between the United States and Europe; where he attended several private 
schools。 James’ interest in such varied fields as philosophy; religion; and science were cultivated at home in 
an enriched environment shared with his brother Henry James; the famous author。 William James struggled 
to find a vocation that mated his various interests; trying his hand at art (his paintings have appeared on 

the cover of recent editions of the American Psychologist); chemistry; and; finally; medicine。 He received his 

M。D。 from Harvard in 1868。 
In 1872; James began teaching physiology at Harvard; but was preoccupied by his ongoing and deep 

interest in such philosophical issues as free will and determinism。 Though James considered himself a 
temporary dabbler in the discipline of psychology; his two…volume textbook; Principles of Psychology (1890); 
stood as the field’s definitive textbook through the first half of this century。 It is still considered one of the 
best…written texts on psychology and a source of many original ideas。 James’ contributions to psychology 
include the notion of a stream of consciousness; the importance of habit and instinct; a plex theory of 
the self; theory of emotion; and opening the boundaries of psychology to include topics such as religious 
beliefs。 

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TIMELINE 

Yea Event 
r 
1781 Immanuel Kant published Critique of Pure Reason。 
1811 Charles Bell and Francois Magendie discovered that there are two types of nerves: sensory and 
motor nerves。 
1827 Ludwig von Beethoven died。 
1838 Johannes Müller articulated his “Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies。” 
1846 Ernst Weber derived the quantitative relationships between subjective experience and physical 
stimulation; known as Weber’s Law。 
1848 Marx and Engels published the munist Manifesto。 
1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection; a culmination of his 
research and thinking about evolution via natural selection。 
1860 Gustav Fechner published Elements of Psychophysics; which outlined the experimental study of the 
relationship between subjective experience and physical stimulation。 
1861 Paul Broca discovered that damage to a specific area of the left hemisphere of the brain impairs 
language abilities。 
18611865 
The American Civil War was fought。 
1872 Claude Monet painted Impression—Sunrise; Le Havre; the painting that lent its name to the 
Impressionist movement。 
1879 Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig; Germany。 
1883 The first psychology laboratory in the United States was established at Johns Hopkins University 
by G。 Stanley Hall。 
1885 Hermann Ebbinghaus published his empirical research on memory。 
1890 William James published the Principles of Psychology; a two…volume text that became the standard 
reference for psychology students。 
1892 The American Psychological Association was founded by G。 Stanley Hall; who subsequently 
became its first president。 
1896 Thomas Edison invented the motion picture。 
1898 Edward Thorndike conducted the first systematic experiments on animal learning。 
1905 Alfred Binèt and Theodore Simon developed the first useful intelligence test。 
1906 Charles Sherrington published Integrative Actions of the Nervous System; which set forth the basic 
principles and terminology used today; to describe the structure and function of the nervous 
system。 
1913 John Watson published “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It;” sometimes referred to as the 
Behaviorist Manifesto; an influential paper asserting that psychology should restrict its subject 

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matter to observable behavior。 
19141918 
World War I was fought。 
1917 Wolfgang K。hler published The Mentality of Apes; a report of his research on the problem…solving 
abilities of non…human primates。 
1928 Ivan Pavlov published Lectures on Conditioned Reflexes; a survey of his research on classical 
conditioning。 
1938 B。 F。 Skinner published Behavior of Organism。 An Experimental Analysis; which outlined the basic 
principles of operant conditioning。 
19391945 
World War II was fought。 
1946 The American Psychological Association was reorganized to include practitioner psychologists as 
well as research psychologists。 
1950 William Estes published “Toward a Statistical Theory of Learning;” a classic paper outlining a 
mathematical approach to learning。 
1957 Noam Chomsky published Syntactic Structures; inaugurating an era of productive collaboration 
between psychologists and linguists。 Psycholinguistics soon became a flourishing field of 
psychology。 
1957 Herbert Simon published Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision…Making Processes in 
Administrative Organizations; detailing the dynamics of decision…making under conditions of 
uncertainty。 
1962 David Hubel and Thorston Weisel published their research on how specific features of visual 
stimuli excite specific neurons in the visual cortex。 
1963 John F。 Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas。 
1981 Roger Sperry received the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work on the split…brain phenomenon。 

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READINGS 

American Psychologist; 47 (2); Special Edition: The History of American Psychology。 American Psychological 
Association; February 1992。 This entire volume is dedicated to the history of the discipline; with articles 
on James; Wundt; Lewin; Skinner; and the establishment of the discipline in the United States。 

Bordens; K。 S。; & Abbott; B。 B。 (1988)。 Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach。 Mountain View; CA: 
Mayfield。 Applies the research process to both

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