Structuralism Considered the FIRST school of psychology. Applied knowledge was not emphasized, only the STRUCTURE of knowledge was.

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Structuralism Considered the FIRST school of psychology. Applied knowledge was not emphasized, only the STRUCTURE of knowledge was.

Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927) Born in England Student of Wundt Cornell University Brilliant in languages Numismatist He liked cigars

Titchener Illusion

Experimentalists Much like a Psychology Club Women were not allowed Christine Ladd Franklin Margaret Floy Washburn Society of Experimental Psychologists

What do you see?

Stimulus Error Confusing the mental process of study with the stimulus or object being observed.

Consciousnesss The sum of our experiences as the exist at a given time Mind The sum of our experiences experienced over a lifetime

Introspection Titchener and Wundt differed Titchener: complex cognitive experience Wundt: Apperception (active and organized mind)

Elements of Conscious Experience Sensations Quality Duration Clearness Intensity Images Affections

Criticisms Too subjective Too concerned with internal behavior Introspection or retrospection? Titchener’s issues Maybe you can’t break up experiences No animal or child psychology? Limited use?

Good things First major school of thought in psychology Influence on experimental psychology It made a good starter school of thought