Functionalism – understanding the reason behind the psychological capacities of animals and humans.
Functionalists refer to how parts of a society fit together to form a whole as a structure.
The following are the schools of thought with their definitions: Structuralism is using introspection – inspecting oneself to make sense of one’s experiences. Psychodynamic focuses on unconscious thoughts and feelings, as well as childhood experiences. Behaviorism – studying the behavior to objectively quantify the mind.
