AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first woman to be president of the American Psychological Association?
A
none of these options. A woman has never been president of the A.P.A.
B
Rosalie Rayner
C
Dorthea Dix
D
Mary Calkins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mary Whiton Calkins was the 14th President of APA and the first woman to serve in that office.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Whiton Calkins was a late 19th and early 20th century psychologist and philosopher who introduced the field of self psychology. She was the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association.

Detailed explanation-3: -Doctoral research. During this time, Calkins also studied memory, leading to her invention of the right associate’s method, now known as the paired-associations technique.

Detailed explanation-4: -Who is Mary Whiton Calkins ? She was the first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association .

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