The idea that the brain should be treated as an impenetrable black box that should be deemed irrelevant in behavioral experiments severely limited the explanatory power of the behavioral model.
The field of Cognitive neuroscienc.
It was after the formation of Cognitive neuroscience that Cognitive psychologists once again began the study of emotions.
Cognitive psychology was a breath of fresh air allowing the investigation and elaboration of the multitude of brain dependent Cognitive processes.
The idea that the brain should be treated as an impenetrable black box that should be deemed irrelevant in behavioral experiments severely limited the explanatory power of the behavioral model