Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.
A)assuming a one-to-one correspondence between the stimulus and its perception
B)assuming a logarithmic relationship between the strength of the objective stimulus and the intensity of the psychological experience of the stimulus
C)describing the observed object rather than the experience of it
D)describing feelings instead of sensations
E)describing qualities of the stimulus instead of quantities

Question

​Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.
A)​assuming a one-to-one correspondence between the stimulus and its perception
B)assuming a logarithmic relationship between the strength of the objective stimulus and the intensity of the psychological experience of the stimulus
C)​describing the observed object rather than the experience of it
D)describing feelings instead of sensations
E)describing qualities of the stimulus instead of quantities

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Titchener's concept of the stimulus error involves describing the observed object rather than the subjective experience of it, which he cautioned against in order to maintain a focus on the individual's internal perception rather than the external object itself.

​Titchener Vigorously Cautioned Experimental Psychologists About the Stimulus Error,that Is,about

Titchener Vigorously Cautioned Experimental Psychologists About the Stimulus Error,that Is,about