In an attempt to learn something about his conscious experience, William looked at an abstract painting and wrote down all of his impressions as they came to him. This technique is called:___________
a. introspection.
b. retrospection.
c. empiricism.
d. psychoanalysis.
Explanation: Introspection simply means the ability of one access ones own mental states and/or processes. Ones own beliefs/desires, causes of decisions, and emotional states.