Why Was Wundtian Psychology Mistakenly Characterized for Many Years in English-Speaking

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why was Wundtian psychology mistakenly characterized for many years in English-speaking countries as "structuralism"?

• A) Most of Wundt's writings were never translated into English.
• B) His student Titchener emphasized only those aspects of his theory that were consistent with structuralism.
• C) Most of Wundt's students were American and they emphasized the "structural" as opposed to the "functional" aspects of his theories.
• D) both a and b above

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