Wundt's "Thought Meter" Experiment Challenged Which of the Following

question 51

Multiple Choice

Wundt's "thought meter" experiment challenged which of the following?

• A) the commonsense assumption that when ideas are "registered" in consciousness, they also become subject to focused attention and rational analysis in terms of underlying principles and laws
• B) the commonsense assumption that when two different stimuli strike our senses at the same time, we become consciously aware of both of them at the same instant
• C) the commonsense assumption that apperceived ideas may be combined and organized in many different ways
• D) the commonsense assumption that response times can be used to make inferences about consciousness and other central processes

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Definitions:

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Sinnott's Criteria

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