Checkpoint Explanation of Human Behavior Name Date School Class The evolution of psychology into a science has its roots in the Age of Enlightenment. Beginning in the late 17th- and 18th-century Europe, the Age of Enlightenment emphasized reason and individualism over tradition. This period was characterized by its use of reason, religious challenges, and the use of the scientific method (Goodwin, 2008). Psychology would form during this time, as scholars and researchers, began making connection between the human body and brain functions. Specifically, this connection would begin with the study of the nervous system and how it related to the movements of the body. Starting with researchers such as Descartes, models were made to show how that body functioned (Goodwin, 2008)....