AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology?
A
Wilhelm Wundt
B
John B. Watson
C
Sigmund Freud
D
William James
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William James wrote The Principles of Psychology (1890), The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897), The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), Pragmatism: A New Name for Old Ways of Thinking (1907), and other works.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1890, William James’ The Principles of Psychology finally appeared, and rapidly became the most influential textbook in the history of American psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -William James, an American philosopher and psychologist (who was initially a physician), is considered the author of the first psychology textbook in the US. His Principles of Psychology, published in 1890, was a highly influential work in two volumes.

Detailed explanation-4: -William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -William James’s Principles Of Psychology. In 1890, James published his book about psychology, The Principles of Psychology. This work took 12 years to write, and the resulting text consists of two volumes.

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