Herman Ebbinghaus Place in Psychological History

Ebbinghaus 2 During the late 1800's a new science was emerging in Europe. Psychology's roots can be traced back to Germany and a man by the name of William Wunt. Following Wunt other psychologists began emerging in different fields. Of these pioneers Herman Ebbinghaus was one, and his field of study was memory. He performed the first experiments in 1885 in Germany and the following is a background on the man and his field. Herman Ebbinghaus was …

…test of mental ability (Gale, 1996). Ebbinghaus was the cofounder of the first German psychology journal, the Journal of Psychology and Physiology of the Sense Organs in 1890 and wrote two text books: The Principles of Psychology(1902) and A Summary of Psychology (1908). Bibliography Ebbinghaus 6 Refrences Beer, Colin G. (1993). "Psychology, Experimental". Encarta Encyclopedia. 1998. Microsoft Corperation. (1993-1998). "Educational Psychology". Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Microsoft Corperation. (1993-1998). "Memory and Mental Processes". Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. Myers, David. (1998). Psychology. New York. Worth Publishers.