Which perspective most immediately replaced structuralism in the early days of scientific psychology?
A) behaviorism
B) humanism
C) functionalism
D) psychoanalytic theory

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Functionalism emerged as a direct critique and alternative to structuralism in the early days of scientific psychology, emphasizing the functions and purposes of mental processes and behaviors rather than their elemental structure. Behaviorism and psychoanalytic theory emerged as later perspectives. Humanism emerged as a stand-alone perspective in the mid-20th century.

Which Perspective Most Immediately Replaced Structuralism in the Early Days