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“In the course of normal speaking the inhibitory function of the will is continuously directed to bringing the course of ideas and the articulatory movements into harmony with each other. If the expressive movement which which follows the idea is retarded through mechanical causes, as is the case in writing ... such anticipations make their appearance with particular ease.”

Quote by Wilhelm Wundt

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Wilhelm Wundt was a German psychologist recognized as the father of experimental psychology. He founded the first psychological laboratory in 1879 at the University of Leipzig and made significant contributions to the study of consciousness and the structure of the mind. Wundt's work laid the groundwork for modern psychology. more

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