威廉詹姆斯被认为是功能心理学的创始人。但他不会认为自己是一个功能主义者,也不会真正喜欢科学将自己划分为学校的方式。 John Dewey,George Herbert Mead,Harvey A. Carr,特别是James Rowland Angell是芝加哥大学功能主义的主要支持者。哥伦比亚的另一个团体,尤其是James McKeen Cattell,Edward L. Thorndike和Robert S. Woodworth,也被认为是功能主义者,并分享了芝加哥教授的一些观点。 Egon Brunswik代表了一种更新的,但是大陆版的版本。功能主义者强调有意识的经验。
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