Titchener insisted that introspectors should avoid imposing "meaning" or "interpretation" on their subjects,thereby eliminating what he called
A) the reaction time.
B) apperception.
C) the stimulus error.
D) the forgetting curve.

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Titchener believed that introspection should focus solely on the immediate experience of the subject and should avoid any interpretations or judgments. This was to avoid the stimulus error, which refers to an introspective report that is contaminated by the observer's interpretation of the experience. Therefore, choice C (the stimulus error) is the best answer.

Titchener Insisted That Introspectors Should Avoid Imposing "Meaning" or "Interpretation