The early branch of psychology that focused on our human need for love and acceptance and on environments that nurture or limit personal growth was called

A) behaviorism.
B) cognitive psychology.
C) humanistic psychology.
D) Freudian psychology.

Humanistic psychology was a branch of psychology that emerged in the mid-20th century, emphasizing the importance of human experience and the innate drive towards personal growth and fulfillment. It focused on understanding how people perceived themselves and their world, their need for love, acceptance, and belongingness, and the conditions that could facilitate their personal growth and self-actualization. This approach rejected the determinism of both behaviorism and Freudian psychology and emphasized individual agency, choice, and subjective experience in shaping behavior and mental processes.