U.S. psychologists did not study consciousness for many decades because of the influence of _________
A) John Watson.
B) Sigmund Freud.
C) Gestalt psychology.
D) William James.

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John Watson, the founder of behaviorism, believed that consciousness was not a suitable topic for scientific study and therefore discouraged research on the subject. This resulted in a decline in research on consciousness by U.S. psychologists for many decades.

US Psychologists Did Not Study Consciousness for Many Decades Because