The cognitive perspective is said to have evolved in part from the _____ perspective in early psychology and to represent a reaction to _____.
A)structuralist; humanism
B)structuralist; behaviorism
C)humanist; behaviorism
D)humanist; functionalism

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The cognitive perspective developed in reaction to behaviorism, which focused solely on observable behavior and ignored mental processes such as thinking, perception, and memory. The structuralist and functionalist perspectives were earlier schools of thought that focused on the structures of the mind and the adaptive functions of behavior, respectively. The humanist perspective emerged as a reaction to both behaviorism and psychoanalysis, but it did not directly contribute to the development of the cognitive perspective. Therefore, option B is the most appropriate answer.

The Cognitive Perspective Is Said to Have Evolved in Part