Regarding functionalism, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. William James contributed to both psychology and philosophy. b. William James did not use the technique of introspection.
c. Compared to structuralism, functionalism focuses on the "why" of behavior.
d. The functionalists believed that people develop habits because the habits help them adapt to the demands of living.
e. William James believed that conscious experience could not be parceled into discrete units.
b
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a. be tolerant of many different points of view b. reflect their self-chosen ideas and convictions c. be dualistic, emphasizing the "either-or" aspects of thought d. focus on understanding ambiguous answers, rather than focusing on truth and knowledge
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