Franz Brentano and the beginning of experimental psychology: implications for the study of psychological phenomena today.
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| Title: | Franz Brentano and the beginning of experimental psychology: implications for the study of psychological phenomena today. |
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| Authors: | Meyer, Andreas, Hackert, Benedikt, Weger, Ulrich |
| Source: | Psychological Research. Mar2018, Vol. 82 Issue 2, p245-254. 10p. 1 Black and White Photograph. |
| Subjects: | Brentano, Franz Clemens, 1838-1917, Experimental psychology, Experimental psychologists, Psychologists, Psychological experiments |
| Abstract: | The manifestation of psychology as an academic discipline more than a 100 years ago was accompanied by a paradigm shift in our understanding of psychological phenomena—with both its light and shadow sides. On the one hand, this development allowed for a rigorous and experimentation-based approach to psychological phenomena; on the other, it led to an alienation from the experiential—or qualia—facets as the topics under inquiry were researched increasingly through third-person (e.g., behavioral or physiological) measures. At the turning point of this development stood an eminent but little known European scholar, Franz Brentano, who called for a synthesis of both third-person and first-person research methods in the study of psychological phenomena. On the occasion of his death, a hundred years ago on March 17, 1917 we wish to illustrate the historical background, introduce the reader to Brentano’s approach and work and discuss its relevance for experimental psychology today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The manifestation of psychology as an academic discipline more than a 100 years ago was accompanied by a paradigm shift in our understanding of psychological phenomena—with both its light and shadow sides. On the one hand, this development allowed for a rigorous and experimentation-based approach to psychological phenomena; on the other, it led to an alienation from the experiential—or qualia—facets as the topics under inquiry were researched increasingly through third-person (e.g., behavioral or physiological) measures. At the turning point of this development stood an eminent but little known European scholar, Franz Brentano, who called for a synthesis of both third-person and first-person research methods in the study of psychological phenomena. On the occasion of his death, a hundred years ago on March 17, 1917 we wish to illustrate the historical background, introduce the reader to Brentano’s approach and work and discuss its relevance for experimental psychology today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 03400727 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00426-016-0825-7 |
