The Formal Method Used by Early Psychologists to Collect Information

question 665

Multiple Choice

The formal method used by early psychologists to collect information by training people to use their first-person, subjective ability to directly examine their own thoughts, feelings, or sensations is called

• A)introspection.
• B)meta-analysis.
• C)functionalism.
• D)systematic desensitization.

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Definitions:

Retinal

Pertaining to the retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye.

Top-down Processing

An approach to perception that involves higher-level cognitive processes controlling lower-level systems, often utilizing pre-existing knowledge to interpret incoming information.

Sensory Adaptation

The procedure through which sense organs gradually become less responsive to persistent stimuli, permitting living beings to focus on variations within their environment.

Touch

The act or sense of coming into physical contact with something else, providing sensory feedback and emotional communication.