We Can Never Truly Answer Such Questions of Subjective Experience

question 163

Multiple Choice

We can never truly answer such questions of subjective experience as whether one person feels happiness in the same way as another person. How did the structuralists attempt to answer such questions in psychology's early days? How might we try to come close to answering such questions today?

• A) The structuralists used introspection. We can use introspection today.
• B) The structuralists used introspection. We can examine patterns of brain activation today.
• C) The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can examine patterns of brain activation today.
• D) The structuralists attempted to look at the behavior that might accompany subjective experience. We can use introspection today.

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