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Würzburg school

Würzburg school The Würzburg school was a historical approach in psychology associated with studying thought and will through systematic experimental introspection.

The Würzburg school was a historical approach in psychology associated with studying thought and will through systematic experimental introspection. In this account, its distinctive practice was to have trained observers examine their own thought processes under experimental conditions, even though the method’s rules were not yet as settled or exact as in simpler areas like sensation or perception.