Psychology / Unit 1 Psych 0009 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Structuralism
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The idea
Structuralism sought to break conscious experience into its basic elements, using introspection as its method.
In practice
Wundt and Titchener asked observers to decompose the experience of an apple into color, weight, and texture sensations.
Where people slip
Structuralism did not fail for lack of rigor. It failed because its central data could not be independently verified.
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