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The school of thought which restricted psychology's subject matter to the observable actions of people and other animals is ___________?

Correct answer: C. behaviorism

  • A. Structuralism
  • B. physiological psychology
  • C. behaviorism
  • D. ethnology
  • E. None of these

Explanation

Behaviorism restricted psychology to observable behavior and rejected reliance on unobservable mental processes as its primary subject matter. Structuralism, in contrast, focused on conscious experience and its elements.

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