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Why did William James argue that the structuralist approach was a waste of time?  What school of psychology did he promote?
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•   James argued that searching for the building blocks of the mind was a waste of time because the brain and mind are constantly changing.
•   James was a leader in the functionalist school of psychology.
•   Functionalism emphasized the purpose of behavior, as opposed to its analysis and description.
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