LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
REDUCTIONISM AND HOLISM
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Question
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How would you describe Wunt’s structuralist approach as?
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Reductionist
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Holistic
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Neither reductionist or holistic
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Structuralism was the first school of psychology and focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. Researchers tried to understand the basic elements of consciousness using a method known as introspection.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wundt believed in reductionism. That is, he believed consciousness could be broken down (or reduced) to its basic elements without sacrificing any of the properties of the whole. Wundt argued that conscious mental states could be scientifically studied using introspection.
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