James's position on psychophysics was to ____.
A)reject it because it is a field of physiology,not psychology
B)reject Fechner's methods
C)reject Weber's Law and Fechner's Law
D)accept it as a component of psychology to be studied by experimentation
E)incorporate it into his subsequent research on phenomena such as séances

Question

James's position on psychophysics was to ____.​
A)​reject it because it is a field of physiology,not psychology
B)reject Fechner's methods
C)​reject Weber's Law and Fechner's Law
D)accept it as a component of psychology to be studied by experimentation
E)incorporate it into his subsequent research on phenomena such as séances

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James accepted psychophysics as a legitimate field of study within psychology and advocated for experimental methods to investigate sensory perception. He did critique some aspects of Fechner's work, but overall he recognized the importance of psychophysics in understanding the relationship between physical stimuli and subjective experience.

James's Position on Psychophysics Was to ____.​

James's Position on Psychophysics Was to ____.