Question

Experimental psychology began with a psychologist named – , who gathered objective data on people’s – and subjective data from people describing their experiences. The psychologist – used the latter approach, called the method of introspection, to develop a psychological theory known as –

Answer 1

Answer:

Experimental psychology began with a psychologist named Wilhelm Wundt, who gathered objective data on people’s reaction times and subjective data from people describing their experiences.

The psychologist Edward Titchener used the latter approach, called the method of introspection, to develop a psychological theory known as structuralism.

Explanation:

Wilhelm Wundt is considered one of the founders of modern psychology. As a matter of fact, he was the first person to refer to himself as a psychologist. Wundt made experiments concerning people reaction times and descriptions of their experiences to support his theory of emotions.

Edward Titchener was Wundt's pupil for many years. His ideas were highly influenced by Wundt's as well. Titchener viewed thoughts and sensations as structures of the mind. He defended the idea that one could determine the structure of mental processes and higher thinking if one could categorize the components of the mind. He used introspection as his main tool.