The response of scientific psychology to psychoanalysis by the 1950s and 1960s was to ____.
A)submit Freud's notions to observation
B)continue to rail against the concept of "unconscious"
C)bar it from discourse at the most prestigious universities
D)reframe Freud's concepts in behavioral terms
E)totally absorb Freud into the mainstream and remove the menace psychoanalysis posed

Question

​The response of scientific psychology to psychoanalysis by the 1950s and 1960s was to ____.
A)​submit Freud's notions to observation
B)continue to rail against the concept of "unconscious"
C)​bar it from discourse at the most prestigious universities
D)reframe Freud's concepts in behavioral terms
E)totally absorb Freud into the mainstream and remove the menace psychoanalysis posed

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The response of scientific psychology to psychoanalysis during the 1950s and 1960s was to reframe Freud's concepts in behavioral terms. This led to the development of behaviorism, which rejected the emphasis on unconscious motives and feelings in favor of observable behavior. However, some of Freud's concepts, such as defense mechanisms, were reinterpreted in behavioral terms and incorporated into mainstream psychology.

​The Response of Scientific Psychology to Psychoanalysis by the 1950s

The Response of Scientific Psychology to Psychoanalysis by the 1950s