Jim, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the mind works. He focused on his own experience of pain in an effort to understand how and why people feel pain. Jim was most likely a

A. functionalist.
B. psychoanalyst.
C. behaviorist.
D. structuralist.


Answer: A

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