Question 1

Titchener opposed the development of areas such as child psychology and animal psychology because ____.​

Accepted Answer

Titchener was primarily interested in discovering the structures of the mind through introspection and would have opposed areas of psychology that did not share this focus. Child psychology and animal psychology, for example, were not concerned with discovering the structures of the adult human mind, and so Titchener might have opposed them on this basis.

Question 2

Titchener's opinion about how introspection should be used probably became formed ____.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Titchener's opinion about how introspection should be...

Question 3

​Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

In the Original Source Material from A Textbook of Psychology,Titchener described the difference between ____.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Original Source Material from A...

Question 5

​Titchener's definition of the appropriate subject matter of psychology is ____.

Accepted Answer

Titchener believed that the primary focus of psychology should be the study of conscious experience, which he viewed as the basic unit of analysis. He believed that psychology should concern itself with the study of the individual processes and elements of conscious experience, such as sensations, perceptions, emotions, and thoughts.

Question 6

Of the 56 doctoral degrees Titchener conferred,what percentage were given to women?

Accepted Answer

Titchener conferred more than a third of his doctoral degrees to women, which was notably progressive for his time.

Question 7

The sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime is Titchener's definition of ____.​

Accepted Answer

Titchener defined the mind as the sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime, reflecting his structuralist approach to psychology.

Question 8

To confuse the mental process under study with the stimulus or object being observed was to commit ____.​

Accepted Answer

Stimulus error refers to the error of attributing the observation or response to the stimulus itself rather than to the mental process being studied. This can happen when researchers focus too much on the stimulus and not enough on the internal processes of the participant.

Question 9

If you described the test you are now taking as being on paper,you would not be giving a true introspective report of your conscious experience according to Titchener.In introspection,to use everyday words such as "paper" is to ____.​

Accepted Answer

According to Titchener, using everyday words such as "paper" instead of precise terminology like "rectangular sheet of pressed wood pulp fibers" is committing the stimulus error. This means that using imprecise language can lead to misunderstandings and inaccuracies in introspection.

Question 10

​____ was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D.degree in psychology.

Accepted Answer

Margaret Floy Washburn was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D. degree in psychology, awarded by Cornell University in 1894.

Question 11

While Wundt emphasized ____ and ____ reports during introspection,Titchener used ____ and ____ introspective reports.​

Accepted Answer

Wundt emphasized objective and quantitative reports during introspection, focusing on controlled, measurable observations. Titchener, on the other hand, used subjective and qualitative introspective reports, emphasizing personal experience and the complexity of conscious experience.

Question 12

Who defined the subject matter of psychology as being a conscious experience as that experience is dependent on the person who is actually experiencing it?​

Accepted Answer

Titchener defined the subject matter of psychology as being a conscious experience as that experience is dependent on the person who is actually experiencing it.

Question 13

Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because ____.​

Accepted Answer

Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because it alone is dependent on experiencing persons, meaning that psychology studies the conscious experience of humans, which cannot be fully observed or measured like in other natural sciences.

Question 14

Titchener's introspection method was most like ____ method.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Titchener's introspection method was most like ____...

Question 15

Who said psychology was NOT in the business of curing sick minds?​

Accepted Answer

Edward B. Titchener, a prominent psychologist, believed that psychology should focus on the study of conscious experience and not on curing mental illness.

Question 16

Who was the first female psychologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences?​

Accepted Answer

Margaret Floy Washburn was the first woman to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1931, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of psychology.

Question 17

​Who scolded Titchener for still practicing "a very old fashioned standpoint" in excluding women from psychology meetings?

Accepted Answer

Ladd-Franklin was a feminist psychologist who criticized Titchener for excluding women from psychological meetings and for his resistance to accepting women in the field.

Question 18

Titchener excluded women from the meetings of the Titchener Experimentalists because women:​

Accepted Answer

Titchener excluded women from the meetings because he believed they were "too pure to smoke," as smoking was a tradition at these meetings.

Question 19

The sum of our experiences as they exist at a particular moment is Titchener's definition of ____.​

Accepted Answer

Titchener's definition of consciousness is "the sum of our experiences as they exist at a particular moment."

Question 20

​Who was Titchener's first doctoral student?

Accepted Answer

Washburn was Titchener's first doctoral student, and she went on to become a prominent psychologist in her own right, notably publishing the influential book "The Animal Mind".

Quiz 5: Structuralism

Titchener opposed the development of areas such as child psychology and animal psychology because ____.

Titchener's opinion about how introspection should be used probably became formed ____.

Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.

In the Original Source Material from A Textbook of Psychology,Titchener described the difference between ____.

Titchener's definition of the appropriate subject matter of psychology is ____.

Of the 56 doctoral degrees Titchener conferred,what percentage were given to women?

The sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime is Titchener's definition of ____.

To confuse the mental process under study with the stimulus or object being observed was to commit ____.

If you described the test you are now taking as being on paper,you would not be giving a true introspective report of your conscious experience according to Titchener.In introspection,to use everyday words such as "paper" is to ____.

____ was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D.degree in psychology.

While Wundt emphasized and reports during introspection,Titchener used and introspective reports.

Who defined the subject matter of psychology as being a conscious experience as that experience is dependent on the person who is actually experiencing it?

Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because ____.

Titchener's introspection method was most like ____ method.

Who said psychology was NOT in the business of curing sick minds?

Who was the first female psychologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences?

Who scolded Titchener for still practicing "a very old fashioned standpoint" in excluding women from psychology meetings?

Titchener excluded women from the meetings of the Titchener Experimentalists because women:

The sum of our experiences as they exist at a particular moment is Titchener's definition of ____.

Who was Titchener's first doctoral student?

Quiz 5: Structuralism

Titchener opposed the development of areas such as child psychology and animal psychology because ____.​

Titchener's opinion about how introspection should be used probably became formed ____.​

​Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.

In the Original Source Material from A Textbook of Psychology,Titchener described the difference between ____.​

​Titchener's definition of the appropriate subject matter of psychology is ____.

Of the 56 doctoral degrees Titchener conferred,what percentage were given to women?

The sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime is Titchener's definition of ____.​

To confuse the mental process under study with the stimulus or object being observed was to commit ____.​

If you described the test you are now taking as being on paper,you would not be giving a true introspective report of your conscious experience according to Titchener.In introspection,to use everyday words such as "paper" is to ____.​

​____ was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D.degree in psychology.

While Wundt emphasized ____ and ____ reports during introspection,Titchener used ____ and ____ introspective reports.​

Who defined the subject matter of psychology as being a conscious experience as that experience is dependent on the person who is actually experiencing it?​

Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because ____.​

Titchener's introspection method was most like ____ method.​

Who said psychology was NOT in the business of curing sick minds?​

Who was the first female psychologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences?​

​Who scolded Titchener for still practicing "a very old fashioned standpoint" in excluding women from psychology meetings?

Titchener excluded women from the meetings of the Titchener Experimentalists because women:​

The sum of our experiences as they exist at a particular moment is Titchener's definition of ____.​

​Who was Titchener's first doctoral student?

Titchener opposed the development of areas such as child psychology and animal psychology because ____.

Titchener's opinion about how introspection should be used probably became formed ____.

Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error,that is,about ____.

In the Original Source Material from A Textbook of Psychology,Titchener described the difference between ____.

Titchener's definition of the appropriate subject matter of psychology is ____.

The sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime is Titchener's definition of ____.

To confuse the mental process under study with the stimulus or object being observed was to commit ____.

If you described the test you are now taking as being on paper,you would not be giving a true introspective report of your conscious experience according to Titchener.In introspection,to use everyday words such as "paper" is to ____.

____ was the first American woman to receive a Ph.D.degree in psychology.

While Wundt emphasized and reports during introspection,Titchener used and introspective reports.

Who defined the subject matter of psychology as being a conscious experience as that experience is dependent on the person who is actually experiencing it?

Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because ____.

Titchener's introspection method was most like ____ method.

Who said psychology was NOT in the business of curing sick minds?

Who was the first female psychologist elected to the National Academy of Sciences?

Who scolded Titchener for still practicing "a very old fashioned standpoint" in excluding women from psychology meetings?

Titchener excluded women from the meetings of the Titchener Experimentalists because women:

The sum of our experiences as they exist at a particular moment is Titchener's definition of ____.

Who was Titchener's first doctoral student?