functionalism — Dizionario inglese

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1. A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.

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2. The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.

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3. The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.

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4. The theory that the Holocaust was the result of a gradual escalation of decisions and procedures at the operational level (approved but not necessarily preconceived by Hitler).

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5. A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.

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6. Synonym of functional linguistics.

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7. Synonym of functional programming.

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1. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

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   scientific theory

2. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose

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   doctrinephilosophyphilosophical systemschool of thoughtism