Humanism developed, in part, as a reaction against which two perspectives?
A) the cognitive and learning perspectives
B) the behaviorist and psychoanalytic perspectives
C) the sociocultural and cognitive perspectives
D) the biological and behaviorist perspectives
Answer: B
Rationale: Prior to the development of humanistic psychology in the 1950's, the behaviorist and psychoanalytic perspectives left little room for the concept of free will in psychology. In contrast, humanistic psychology focuses on the unique aspects of each individual human, and their freedom to act.
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