How did Boring's training under Titchener influence his interpretation of Wundt's psychology?

Boring's training under Titchener led him to equate Wundt's psychology with Titchener's structuralism, despite significant differences between the two. This misinterpretation was due to Titchener's influence and Boring's limited understanding of Wundt's nonexperimental writings.

E. G. Boring's interpretation of Wilhelm Wundt's psychology was heavily influenced by his training under E. B. Titchener. Boring believed that Titchener's structuralism was almost identical to Wundt's psychology, largely because Titchener had studied under Wundt and translated much of his work. However, this perception was flawed, as Wundt's system was quite different from Titchener's. Boring's understanding was limited by his lack of knowledge about some of Wundt's nonexperimental writings, leading to a misrepresentation of Wundt's ideas in Boring's historical narratives. Consequently, this misinterpretation became widespread among psychologists who learned from Boring's influential history texts.