Functionalism emerged from the work of:
A) Edward Titchener.
B) Hermann Ebbinghaus.
C) Max Wertheimer.
D) William James.

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Functionalism emerged from William James' work. James viewed psychology as a science of mental life, with the focus on understanding the functions and purposes of mental processes. He wanted to understand how people adapt and function in the real world, and believed that psychology should focus on studying the whole person in context, rather than breaking down mental experiences into smaller elements like his contemporary Edward Titchener did in structuralism.

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