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William Wundt - ANS() German physician, psychologist and philosopher. He opened the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany. The research here focused on mental processes and wanted to identify elements of consciousness. He used the method of introspection. William James - ANSHe was one of the key opponents to the method of structuralism. He was more interested in why we did what we did, rather than the basic structures of thought. He studied the evolved function of thoughts and feelings and his theories came to be known as functionalism. He had influence from Charles Darwin. He began to write a novel "Principles of Psychology" in 1878, and ended up publishing it in 1890. Principles of Psychology - ANSpublished in 1890 Introspection - ANSthe examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.