Behaviorism was ________
A) a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis.
B) a reaction to the lack of moral and spiritual factors in most theories at the time.
C) an attempt to focus on the thinking styles of people with mental illness.
D) a spin-off theory that elaborated on the psychoanalytic viewpoint.

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Behaviorism emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis and other existing psychological theories. Behaviorism aimed to establish psychology as a scientific discipline by focusing on observable behavior rather than unobservable mental events.

Behaviorism Was ________