Watson Criticized the Introspective Methods of the Structuralists and Functionalists

question 205

Multiple Choice

Watson criticized the introspective methods of the structuralists and functionalists primarily because:

• A)the use of these methods necessitated a belief in the existence of mental events.
• B)introspection cannot produce replicable and objective measures required by science.
• C)the stimulus-response introspective model was overly simplistic.
• D)reaction time was an unreliable dependent measure.

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