AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Functionalism is about how the mind helps organisms adapt to the environmental challenges they are presented with.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Functionalism in the philosophy of mind is the doctrine that what makes something a mental state of a particular type does not depend on its internal constitution, but rather on the way it functions, or the role it plays, in the system of which it is a part.

Detailed explanation-2: -Functionalism focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit into its environment. Functionalism has a second, more subtle meaning in that functionalists were more interested in the operation of the whole mind rather than of its individual parts, which were the focus of structuralism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functionalism solves the mind-body problem through the concept of Materialism. Moreover, Materialism is an ideology stating that physical possessions influence the mental stability of an individual.

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