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Structuralism

Structuralism. Considered the FIRST school of psychology. Applied knowledge was not emphasized, only the STRUCTURE of knowledge was. Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927). Born in England Student of Wundt Cornell University Brilliant in languages Numismatist He liked cigars.

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Structuralism

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  1. Structuralism Considered the FIRST school of psychology. Applied knowledge was not emphasized, only the STRUCTURE of knowledge was.

  2. Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927) • Born in England • Student of Wundt • Cornell University • Brilliant in languages • Numismatist • He liked cigars

  3. Titchener Illusion

  4. Experimentalists • Much like a Psychology Club • Women were not allowed • Christine Ladd Franklin • Margaret Floy Washburn Society of Experimental Psychologists

  5. What do you see?

  6. Stimulus Error • Confusing the mental process of study with the stimulus or object being observed.

  7. Consciousnesss The sum of our experiences as the exist at a given time Mind The sum of our experiences experienced over a lifetime

  8. Introspection • Titchener and Wundt differed Titchener: complex cognitive experience Wundt: Apperception (active and organized mind)

  9. Elements of Conscious Experience • Sensations • Quality • Duration • Clearness • Intensity • Images • Quality • Duration • Clearness • Intensity • Affections • Quality • Duration • Intensity

  10. Criticisms • Too subjective • Too concerned with internal behavior • Introspection or retrospection? • Titchener’s issues • Maybe you can’t break up experiences • No animal or child psychology? • Limited use?

  11. Good things • First major school of thought in psychology • Influence on experimental psychology • It made a good starter school of thought

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