AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

EARLY APPROACHES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the first Psychology Textbook?
A
William James
B
Sigmund Freud
C
Max Wertheimer
D
John Locke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(A) William James wrote the first psychology textbook, The Principles of Psychology, in 1890. 7.

Detailed explanation-2: -He contracted to produce a textbook of psychology by 1880. But the work grew under his hand, and when it finally appeared in 1890, as The Principles of Psychology, it was not a textbook but a monumental work in two great volumes, from which the textbook was condensed two years later.

Detailed explanation-3: -One possible answer is William James, who wrote the first psychology textbook, Principles of Psychology, in 1890.

Detailed explanation-4: -James is considered to be a leading thinker of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the “Father of American psychology".

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