In his presidential address to the American Psychological Association, Angell presented the goals of functional psychology. Which of the following statements represents the main concern of functionalism according to Angell??

a. ?Functionalism tries to explain consciousness in terms of neural activity.
b. ?Functionalism tried to understand the instinctive behavior of humans.
c. ?Functionalism tries to analyze behavior into stimulus-response units.
d. ?Functionalism tries to answer why mental processes exist and how they aid survival.
e. ?None of the choices are correct.

d

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