Edward B. Titchener
Overview
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psychologist
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who studied under Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt
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for several years. Titchener is best known for creating his version of psychology that described the structure of the mind; structuralism
Structuralism (psychology)
Structuralism in psychology refers to the theory founded by Edward B. Titchener , with the goal to describe the structure of the mind in terms of the most primitive elements of mental experience...
. He created the largest doctoral program in the United States (at the time) after becoming a professor at Cornell University
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, and his first graduate student, Margaret Floy Washburn
Margaret Floy Washburn
'Margaret Floy Washburn , leading American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development...
, became the first woman to be granted a PhD
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in psychology (1894).
Titchener attended Malvern College
Malvern College
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and then went on to Oxford
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from 1885 to 1890.
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