John Watson was the founder of the school of thought that became known as __________.
A) functionalism
B) structuralism
C) behaviorism
D) humanism

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John Watson is considered the founder of behaviorism, which focused on observable behaviors and their environmental influences, rather than the inner workings of the mind (structuralism) or purpose and function of mental processes (functionalism). Humanism emerged as a reaction against behaviorism and other more mechanistic approaches to psychology.

John Watson Was the Founder of the School of Thought