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Quote by Wilhelm Wundt
Psychology must be recognized as the more strictly empirical.
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The statement says psychology should be recognized as a field that relies especially strictly on observation and evidence. “More strictly empirical” presents this as a stronger standard of evidence than in some other areas. It emphasizes that psychological claims should be based on what can be examined or tested, rather than on speculation alone.
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- Leipzig University, Outlines of Psychology (1907)
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