The "cognitive revolution"
A) occurred rapidly, within a period of a few years, in response to the attacks on Skinner and the development of computers.
B) extended over a long period of time, beginning in the early part of the century, in reaction to Wundt's introspection experiments.
C) was a gradual process that occurred over a few decades.
D) was not really necessary because the study of the mind has been a constant part of experimental psychology since the founding of the first psychology laboratory.

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The cognitive revolution was a gradual process that occurred over a few decades. It began in the 1950s and continued through the 1970s. It was a reaction to both behaviorism and the development of computers. This period saw the rise of cognitive psychology, which focused on the study of mental processes such as perception, attention, memory, and language.

The "Cognitive Revolution