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Otto Selz
German psychologist (1881–1943).
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German psychologist (1881–1943).
Otto Selz (14 February 1881 – 27 August 1943) was a German psychologist, born in Munich, Bavaria. He formulated the first non-associationist theory of thinking, in 1913. Influenced by the German phenomenological tradition, Selz used the method of introspection, but unlike his predecessors, his theory developed without the use of images and associations. Wilhelm Wundt used the method of introspection in the 1880s, but thought that higher-level mental processes could not be studied in the scientific laboratory.
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Achievements and distinctions
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German psychologist (1881–1943).
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Wilhelm Wundt Medal
Career and education
Employers and institutions
University of Mannheim · University of Bonn
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Places of work
Bonn
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