Franz Clemen Brentano: Act Psychology Overview

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Which prominent relative did Franz Clemen Brentano have?

A famous novelist

A well-known scientist

A prominent painter

A renowned philosopher (correct)

Why did Franz Clemen Brentano leave the priesthood?

He wanted to focus on his philosophical studies

He questioned the infallibility of the pope (correct)

He favored Comte's positivism

He disagreed with the concept of the afterlife

What did Franz Clemen Brentano believe was more important than the mind's composition?

The mind's location

The mind's origin

The mind's structure

The mind's functionality (correct)

Which term describes Brentano's belief that every mental act includes something external to itself?

Intentionality (B) Signup and view all the answers

What method did Franz Clemen Brentano use for studying experiences?

Phenomenological methods (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher's ideas did Franz Clemen Brentano follow more closely than those of Wundt?

Kant (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following individuals was NOT directly influenced by Franz Brentano?

Sigmund Freud (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the key distinction between Wundt/Titchener's approach and the phenomenological approach of Brentano, Stumpf, and Husserl?

Wundt and Titchener focused on mental elements, while the phenomenologists focused on mental essences and intact experiences. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why did Edmund Husserl believe that psychology should not rely solely on experimental methods?

He thought experiments could introduce bias and that an in-depth phenomenological analysis should precede any experimentation. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the key finding of Oskar Pfungst's investigation into the horse named Clever Hans?

The horse was responding to subtle cues from the questioner, not performing the calculations itself. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the key concept in Edmund Husserl's phenomenology that distinguished it from other psychological approaches?

The idea that mental functions are intentionally directed towards objects in the world. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following psychologists was not directly associated with Brentano's lineage?

Wilhelm Wundt (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of Edmund Husserl's Logical Investigations?

Mathematics and logic, though with an interest in philosophy and psychology. (B) Signup and view all the answers

How did Edmund Husserl's phenomenology differ from the approaches of Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener?

Husserl studied the whole, intact mental experience, while Wundt and Titchener analyzed mental elements. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why was Edmund Husserl denied academic privileges in Germany following the rise of the Nazis?

Because he was a Jew, and the Nazis engaged in widespread discrimination against Jewish academics. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the key difference between the "pure phenomenology" approach and the "focus on intentionality" approach within Husserl's phenomenology?

Pure phenomenology studied the process of experience, while the intentionality approach studied the objects that experience is directed towards. (B) Signup and view all the answers