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The way psychology’s history is told is inherently biased. The traditional narrative, beginning with Wilhelm Wundt in 1879, focuses on ‘great men’ from the West, ignoring non-Western and other diverse contributions. This selective, celebratory approach serves to uphold the field’s conservative status quo, revealing how the ‘psychology of history’ shapes the discipline’s self-image. It is important to focus not only on what standard histories include, but also on what they exclude.

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What the Standard History of Psychology Usually Ignores

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    2025年

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  • Brian M. Hughes

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The way psychology’s history is told is inherently biased. The traditional narrative, beginning with Wilhelm Wundt in 1879, focuses on ‘great men’ from the West, ignoring non-Western and other diverse contributions. This selective, celebratory approach serves to uphold the field’s conservative status quo, revealing how the ‘psychology of history’ shapes the discipline’s self-image. It is important to focus not only on what standard histories include, but also on what they exclude.