Question

A psychological perspective that emerged in the 1950s and 60s that reflects a renewed interest in the study of the mind or consciousness that existed in psychology when it first became a science in the late 1800s is the

a) Behaviorism
b) Psychoanalytic perspective
c) Cognitive psychology
d) Humanistic psychology

Answer 1

The psychological perspective that rekindled the interest in the study of the mind or consciousness in the 1950s and '60s, as it was in the late 1800s when psychology first emerged as a science, is c) Cognitive psychology.

Step-by-step explanation:

This shift in focus was part of the Cognitive Revolution, a movement that challenged the previous dominance of behaviorism and psychoanalysis by bringing attention back to mental processes and the understanding of the mind.

The Cognitive Revolution was influenced by new developments in linguistics, neuroscience, and computer science, and it repositioned the field of psychology to include the study of cognition as a means to appreciate and interpret behavior. In 1967, Ulric Neisser's publication of the first textbook titled 'Cognitive Psychology' firmly established the field as a vital area of psychological study.