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Structuralism
Goals and Methods
how
how the elements combined
why
the neurological correlates of mental events
what
learned through introspection
subject matter of psychology is the conscious experience
only sought to describe mental experience or the structure of the mind
Three Elements of Consciousness
Images
Affective states
Sensations
Mental elements
intensity
clearness
quality
duration
Titchener’s process of introspection
required the subject to describe the basic, raw, elemental experiences
sensations
requires rigorous training
Edward Titchener
Translated Wundt’s major work principles of physiological psychology into English
Claimed to have brought Wundt’s system to the U.S.
prolific writer
216 works including 6 major books.
“Experimental Psychology” – a 4-volume lab manual.
introspection
Students asked to record feelings and sensations while participating in different experiments
Titchener’s Experimentalists
In 1904, a group of psychologists from Cornell, Yale, Clark, Michigan, Princeton that met regularly to discuss their work. Titchener selected the topics and ran the meetings
Criticisms and Contributions
Criticisms of introspection
Introspection alters the conscious experience it intends on studying
Introspection cannot always yield agreement among observers
could not give an exact meaning to introspection
Additional criticisms of Titchener’s system
The whole experience cannot be captured by a combination of elements
Structuralism accused of artificiality
Limited concept of the field
regarded animal psychology and child psychology as not psychology
Decline of Structuralism
question the use of introspection
Contributions of Structuralism
Method of introspection
Catalyst for other schools of thought