Questions: According to Wilhelm Wundt, what are the two basic components of experiences?

Wilhelm Wundt, often considered the father of experimental psychology, proposed that experiences are composed of two basic components: sensations and feelings.

1. Sensations: These are the raw data of experience, which come from the external environment through our sensory organs. Sensations are the immediate and direct responses to stimuli, such as the sight of a color, the sound of a tone, or the taste of a flavor.

2. Feelings: These are the subjective aspects of experiences that accompany sensations. Wundt categorized feelings along three dimensions: pleasantness-unpleasantness, excitement-calm, and strain-relaxation. Feelings provide the emotional context to the sensory data, influencing how we perceive and react to our experiences.

By combining these two components, Wundt believed that we could understand the structure of conscious experience. This approach laid the groundwork for later psychological theories and experimental methods.