In 1890 a textbook stated that complex mental functions have an adaptive significance for the ancestors of the organisms that are currently displaying them.Who is likely to be the author of this text?

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William James was a prominent American psychologist and philosopher who wrote extensively on the evolution of mental functions, emphasizing their adaptive significance for human and animal behavior. This statement is consistent with his overall perspective, and was likely made by him. The other options also have contributed to the study of psychology, but they were not as focused on evolutionary theories as William James.

In 1890 a Textbook Stated That Complex Mental Functions Have