AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?
A
Watson
B
Wundt
C
James
D
Wertheimer
E
Freud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edward B. Titchener, along with Wilhelm Wundt, is credited for the theory of structuralism. It is considered to be the first “school” of psychology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structuralism is considered the first school of thought in psychology, and was established in Germany by Wilhelm Wundt, and mainly associated with Edward B. Titchener.

Detailed explanation-3: -Major figures relevant to understanding structuralism are Marx, Durkheim, Saussure, Piaget, Lévi-Strauss, and Althusser.

Detailed explanation-4: -This attempt to understand the structure or characteristics of the mind was known as structuralism. Wundt established his psychology laboratory at the Univer-sity at Leipzig in 1879 (Figure 1.2. 1). In this laboratory, Wundt and his students conducted experiments on, for example, reaction times.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wundt and Structuralism. Structuralism is one of the earliest schools of psychology, focused on understanding the conscious experience through introspection. It was introduced by Wilhelm Wundt and built upon by his student, Edward Titchener.

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