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a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

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  1. n. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
  2. n. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
  3. n:100 n. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment n. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose