Question

When Titchener returned to Oxford with his doctorate from Wundt, his colleagues ____. a) Celebrated his achievement b) Were indifferent to his accomplishment c) Criticized his work d) Requested his assistance in research

Answer 1

c) Criticized his work

When Edward Titchener returned to Oxford with his doctorate from Wilhelm Wundt, he faced criticism from his colleagues because of his interpretation and adaptation of Wundt's ideas, which led to the development of structuralism in psychology. Titchener's approach was met with criticism and diverged from some of the prevailing psychological thought at the time.