16 Questions
Which prominent relative did Franz Clemen Brentano have?
A renowned philosopher
Why did Franz Clemen Brentano leave the priesthood?
He questioned the infallibility of the pope
What did Franz Clemen Brentano believe was more important than the mind's composition?
The mind's functionality
Which term describes Brentano's belief that every mental act includes something external to itself?
Intentionality
What method did Franz Clemen Brentano use for studying experiences?
Phenomenological methods
Which philosopher's ideas did Franz Clemen Brentano follow more closely than those of Wundt?
Kant
Which of the following individuals was NOT directly influenced by Franz Brentano?
Sigmund Freud
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.
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.
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.
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.
Which of the following psychologists was not directly associated with Brentano's lineage?
Wilhelm Wundt
What was the primary focus of Edmund Husserl's Logical Investigations?
Mathematics and logic, though with an interest in philosophy and psychology.
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.
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.
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.
Learn about Franz Clemen Brentano, a prominent figure in the field of psychology who had many prominent relatives and faced numerous challenges in his career. Explore his journey from priesthood to philosophy, his famous work 'Psychology From an Empirical Standpoint', and the controversies that led to his expulsion from Vienna.
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