Difference between revisions of "Introspection"
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| − | The etymology of the term introspection gives a clear indication of its meaning: the mental activity of a subject who is attentive to her/his own psychic processes (who looks inside). | + | The etymology of the term introspection gives a clear indication of its [[meaning]]: the [[mental]] [[activity]] of a [[subject]] who is attentive to her/his own [[psychic]] [[processes]] (who looks [[inside]]). |
| − | Late nineteenth-century psychologists (Alfred Binet in France, the Würzburg school in Germany, Edward Bradford Tiltchener in the United States, to name but a few) considered introspection to be the sovereign method until its throne was usurped by objectivism and behaviorism. | + | Late nineteenth-century psychologists (Alfred Binet in [[France]], the Würzburg [[school]] in [[Germany]], Edward Bradford Tiltchener in the [[United States]], to [[name]] but a few) considered introspection to be the sovereign method until its throne was usurped by objectivism and behaviorism. |
| − | The word has had a bad press in psychoanalysis. However,... | + | The [[word]] has had a bad press in [[psychoanalysis]]. However,... |
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 25 May 2019
The etymology of the term introspection gives a clear indication of its meaning: the mental activity of a subject who is attentive to her/his own psychic processes (who looks inside).
Late nineteenth-century psychologists (Alfred Binet in France, the Würzburg school in Germany, Edward Bradford Tiltchener in the United States, to name but a few) considered introspection to be the sovereign method until its throne was usurped by objectivism and behaviorism.
The word has had a bad press in psychoanalysis. However,...
