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What was John Dewey's contribution to psychology?

  • He founded functional psychology

  • He disproved functional psychology

  • He criticized functional psychology

  • He had no contribution

Answer

John Dewey is considered one of the fathers of functional psychology. His paper "The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology," published in 1896, is regarded as the first major work in the functionalist school of psychology.
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