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Structuralism

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Structuralism sought to break conscious experience into its basic elements, using introspection as its method.

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Wundt and Titchener asked observers to decompose the experience of an apple into color, weight, and texture sensations.

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Structuralism did not fail for lack of rigor. It failed because its central data could not be independently verified.