Dr. Riley argues that psychology strives to determine the purpose of thought and behavior. "How do these things assist us with our lives," she asks. Dr. Riley's view is MOST consistent with psychology's school of:

A. humanism.
B. behaviorism.
C. structuralism.
D. functionalism.


Answer: D. functionalism.

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