Edward titchener

Psychologist Edward Titchener

1. Edward Bradford Titchener (1867-1927) By Asma Jabee n

2. Born in 1867, Edward Titchener was a follower of the psychological teachings of Wilhelm Wundt

3. He attended school at Malvern College and Oxford on scholarships because his family was very poor. He spent most of his career teaching at Cornell University in New York state.

4. Psychology Professor, Cornell University (1892-1927) Head, Psychology Department, Cornell University (1892-1897) Editor, Studies from the Department of Psychology of Cornell University (1894-1927) American Edtor , Mind (1894-1917) Editor, American Journal of Psychology (1895-1927)

5. Titchener's view was based on his belief that all consciousness was capable of being reduced to three states: sensations, which are the basic elements of perception; images, which are the pictures formed in our minds to characterize what is perceived; and affections, which are the constituents of emotions. By 1915 Titchener had formulated his context theory of meaning.

6. By 1915 Titchener had formulated his context theory of meaning. According to his theory, core referred to raw experiences such as sensations of light, sound, touch, and smell; context consisted of associations brought on by raw experiences. Context is what gives meaning to the core. Titchener also believed that emotions are intensified feelings arising from sensations inside the body. Titchener died in 1927.

7. Major Contribution Brought the 'new psychology', the experimental psychology of Wundt (and others) to the United States, effecting the transition from mental philosophy to psychology as it is currently practiced. Through in-depth, careful, and systematic exploration of the introspective and structuralist position, Titchener eventually revealed its significant limitations, ultimately enabling the freeing the development of psychology from structuralist boundaries. [ Titchener , however, never abandoned the introspective, structuralist approach.]

8. Publications Elementary Psychology; 4 volumes (1901-1905) A Text Book of Psychology (1910) Systematic Psychology: Prolegomena (1929)