If you were to study consciousness by having your friends use introspection and report the results to you,your research method would be most similar to that used by ____.
A) structuralists
B) functionalists
C) psychoanalysts
D) cognitive psychologists

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The method described in the question is introspection, which was a research method used by the structuralists in the late 19th century to study consciousness. Structuralists believed that the best way to understand consciousness was to break it down into its component parts and study each part separately. They used introspection to try to understand the basic elements of thought and sensation.

If You Were to Study Consciousness by Having Your Friends