At the 1896 convention of the American Psychological Association, when Lightner Witmer encouraged his colleagues to "throw light upon the problems that confront humanity," he meant that they should ______.

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Lightner Witmer's call to "throw light upon the problems that confront humanity" was meant as an encouragement to open psychological clinics, where clinicians could directly help individuals struggling with mental health issues. While the other options may have been important goals for the field of psychology in general, they were not specifically what Witmer was advocating for at the 1896 convention.

At the 1896 Convention of the American Psychological Association, When