The popularity of structuralism waned in part because
A) the focus in psychology shifted to the study of human behaviour.
B) structuralism was proven by physiologists to be a false doctrine.
C) Wundt's theories about human behaviour were proven false by the functionalists.
D) the method of introspection was replaced by experimental ablation.
E) humanistic psychology denied the existence of the "mind."

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The decline in the popularity of structuralism is largely attributed to the shift in psychology towards the study of observable human behavior, moving away from the introspective analysis of mental structures that characterized structuralism.

The Popularity of Structuralism Waned in Part Because