Structuralism:
A) promoted the use of nonhuman animals to study brain functions.
B) ended when Descartes demonstrated that the brain consisted of more than one structure.
C) was based on the idea that even our most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into basic mental "structures" of sensations and feelings.
D) contended that basic human thoughts are contained in common genetic structures that are passed from generation to generation.

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Structuralism was a psychological theory that emerged in the late 19th century and was based on the idea that conscious experiences could be broken down into basic mental structures. These structures were thought to be sensations, feelings, and perceptions. The goal of structuralism was to identify these structures and understand how they combined to form complex experiences. Structuralism did not promote the use of nonhuman animals to study brain functions (A) and did not end with Descartes' work (B). It also did not contend that basic human thoughts are contained in common genetic structures (D).