that Wundt be deemed responsible for major contributions to functionalism due to his spark of several functionalist rebellions. Contemporary descendants Evolutionary psychology is based on the idea that knowledge concerning the function of the psychological phenomena affecting human evolution is necessary for a complete understanding of the human psyche. Even the project of studying the evolutionary functions of consciousness is now an active topic of study. Like evolutionary psychology, James's functionalism was inspired by Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Functionalism was the basis of development for several subtypes of psychology including child and developmental psychology, clinical psychology, psychometrics, and industrial/vocational psychology. Functionalism eventually dropped out of popular favor and was replaced by the next dominant paradigm, behaviourism. See also Functionalism (philosophy of mind) References External links "functionalism" – Encyclopædia Britannica Online Mary Calkins (1906) "A Reconciliation Between Structural And Functional Psychology" James R. Angell (1907) "The Province of Functional Psychology" James R. Angell (1906), Psychology: An Introductory Study of the Structure and Function of Human Consciousness Behaviorism History of psychology William James Psychological theories Consciousness