The humanistic perspective in psychology gives greater weight and importance to
a. the capacity of humans to make choices.
b. breaking down complex behavior into elementary units of behavior.
c. how environmental forces come to control the individual's behavior.
d. the powerful instinctual tendencies that dominate people's actions.
Answer: a. the capacity of humans to make choices.
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