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There are four objectives to this chapter: first, to define functionalism; second, to comment on “purpose” as a key concept of functionalism; third, to discuss John Dewey’s interest in pragmatism; and fourth, to relate purpose to modern feedback theory.
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Notterman, J.M., Drewry, H.N. (1993). Functionalism. In: Psychology and Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1250-3_3
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