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Meanings of functional psychology in English

Russian
функционализм
Spanish
funcionalismo
Catalan
funcionalisme
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Psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behaviour in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment.

        функционализм
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        Examples for "functionalism"
        Examples for "functionalism"
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        In such phrases, we grasp the essential difference between formalism and functionalism.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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        Darwinian functionalism works by local adaptation of integral organisms to immediate environments.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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        Using Paley's own device of analogy to machines, Owen undermines functionalism from within.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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        The plainness of the whole lent it gravity and a certain functionalism which was not inappropriate.
        Imajica: Complete Edition
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        However, Eimer chose Lamarckism as the preferred external potentiator for his "brand" of functionalism.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
        Usage of functional psychology in English
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        Anthropology, ethnology, sociology, physical and functional psychology, came to the front.
        Preaching and Paganism
        Translations for functional psychology