The school of psychology known as structuralism was interested in studying how to eliminate the bias of scientists who have preconceived notions of reality. repeat research to find consistent results. measure the unique attributes of unconscious processes. isolate the underlying components of what they were studying. determine how emergent qualities arise from elemental factors.

As nina and erin were eating lunch in the central high school student cafeteria, they were discussing the news coverage about the girls' athletic coach being arrested for selling steroids to student athletes. "i think the guy just did it because they don't pay teachers enough money," nina suggested. "i bet the guy had some other kind of drug addiction he was trying to pay for," erin countered. nina and erin's ideas about the cause of the coach's drug-selling behavior are examples of: