AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The functionalist school of psychology, founded by the American psychologist William James (left), was influenced by the work of Charles Darwin (right).

Detailed explanation-2: -Evolutionary psychology, which emerged in the late 1980s, is a synthesis of developments in several different fields, including ethology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and social psychology. At the base of evolutionary psychology is Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.

Detailed explanation-3: -William James, the founder of functionalism, was heavily influenced by Darwin’s theory. Evolution helped explain the function of physical characteristics while James attempted to explain the function of consciousness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Darwin’s more specific contributions to psychology may be grouped under three main headings: (I) his doctrine of the evolution of instinct and the part played by intelligence in the process; (2) the evolution of mind from the lowest animal to the highest man; and (3) the expressions of emotion.

Detailed explanation-5: -The history of evolutionary psychology began with Charles Darwin, who said that humans have social instincts that evolved by natural selection.