Humanistic Psychology Was Called the "Third Force" Because It

question 32

Multiple Choice

Humanistic psychology was called the "third force" because it:

• A)provided an alternative viewpoint to the two approaches that were dominant at the time, behaviorism and psychoanalysis.
• B)was based upon the belief that there were three forces that motivated all human behavior.
• C)proposed that there were three methods that could be used to scientifically study human behavior.
• D)was composed of three separate branches, or schools.

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