Fuctionalism

What do both of them have in common?  If you guessed "f(x)" congrats! You're awesome because you are either a geek or you are in the fandom.

f(x) can mean a "Function". What  does this has to do with this entry? Well, its about functionality!

(You can just skip all the intended jokes)

It is proposed by William James.

Different from structuralism, he was focusing on the aspect of the importance of consciousness  rather than just the analysis of it. 

Functionalism is basically the psychology that studies how the mind allows people to function to the real world. To be more specific the mind's ability to adapt, live, work and play.