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Differences of structuralism and functionalism

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Structuralism is known to be a part of experimental psychology.

Structuralism mainly focuses on human mind and its basic elements are identified and analyzed through introspection.


Functionalism was introduced as a counter argument to structuralism.

Functionalism characteristically pays attention to more objective aspects of consciousness and highlights the necessity of analyzing the mind and behavior on the basis of their function.

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