A participant seated in an otherwise dark room stares at the flickering of a lit candle and reports on her subjective experiences, such as the visual experience of the candle flickering and the hepatic sensation of warmth. The psychologist conducting this experiment is most likely to be _____, and the method being used is _____.

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The method being used is introspection, which was introduced by Wundt and used by his followers, including Titchener. However, Wundt's focus was more on objective measurements, whereas introspection focused on subjective experiences. James was a proponent of functionalism, which focused on the practical applications of psychology rather than analyzing subjective experiences. Psychoanalysis was a later movement popularized by Sigmund Freud that analyzed unconscious motivations and conflicts, which is not relevant to this experiment.

A Participant Seated in an Otherwise Dark Room Stares at the Flickering