In a discussion with your professor she tells you that she believes that the focus of psychological study should be to break the conscious experience into its basic elements. Which of the following historical schools of thought is your professor's idea MOST consistent with?

A. behaviorism

B. functionalism

C. structuralism

C. structuralism

Explanation:

Structuralism: In psychology, the term "structuralism" is also referred to as "structural psychology" and was introduced by one of the famous psychologists named Wilhelm Wundt and later on examined and elaborated by one of his students named Edward Bradford Titchener.

The theory of structuralism is based on consciousness and psychologists uses and implements introspection, emotions, self-reports of sensations, feelings, views, etc. It tends to uncover various things that an individual do include feels, think, perceive, etc.