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Functionalism
Characteristics/ Type of Practice
References
More concerned with functions of mind rather than structure or content.
Based on evolutionary theory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functionalism_(philosophy_of_mind)
http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/jamesbio.htm
David G. Myers Psychology Ninth Edition Textbook
Extra Facts
Functionalism never became a formal school.
William James considered himself a functionalist.
James published a book in 1890 called the "Principles of Psychology" and it took him 12 years to complete it.
Definition
A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.
Time Period
19th Century (1878)
Related Psychologists
Founder
Mary Whitton Calkins, Margaret Floy Washburn, John Dewey, David Lewis, Hilary Putnam, and Emile Durkheim.
The founder of Functionalism is William James.