Early psychologists who emphasized how behavior helps an organism adapt to its environment were known as psychoanalysts.

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Early psychologists who emphasized how behavior helps an organism adapt to its environment were known as behaviorists, not psychoanalysts. Psychoanalysts were a different group of early psychologists who focused on the unconscious mind and the role of childhood experiences in shaping personality.

Early Psychologists Who Emphasized How Behavior Helps an Organism Adapt