functionalism

英 ['fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m] 美['fʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm]

• n. 机能主义；[心理] 机能心理学；实用第一主义

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

2. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose