functionalism
English Thesaurus
1. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought, |
definition | : | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (noun.cognition) |
2. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | scientific theory, |
definition | : | a theory that explains scientific observations (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | psychological science, psychology, |
definition | : | the science of mental life (noun.cognition) |
3. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | functionalist, functionalist, |
definition | : | an adherent of functionalism (noun.person) |
derivation | : | functionalist, functionalist, |
definition | : | an adherent of functionalism (noun.person) |
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