WĆ¼rzburg school
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The WĆ¼rzburg school was a significant movement in early experimental psychology, primarily associated with Oswald KĆ¼lpe and the University of WĆ¼rzburg. This school is renowned for its research into the nature of thought processes, particularly the concept of "imageless thought".123
Key figures like KĆ¼lpe, who was a student of Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, led studies that investigated how attitudes and tasks influence perception and recall. Karl BĆ¼hler, another prominent figure, contributed to the WĆ¼rzburg school's understanding of abstract thinking, demonstrating that the mind can conceive ideas without necessarily relying on mental images. The WĆ¼rzburg school's experimental methods, including the "inquiry method," aimed to objectively study complex mental processes.143
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