Wilhelm Wundt is best known for
A) establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.
B) writing books on ethics and logic.
C) establishing phrenology as a science.
D) training doctors to treat mental illness.
Answer: A
Rationale: Most contemporary psychologists have agreed that Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory dedicated to studying human behavior, and was responsible for establishing psychology as an independent field of science.
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