AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the first psychology textbook, was the first American psychologist, and believed psychology should study the functions of consciousness?
A
G. Stanley Hall
B
John Watson
C
William James
D
Willhelm Wundt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His famous book entitled Principles of Physiological Psychology was published in 1873. Wundt viewed psychology as a scientific study of conscious experience, and he believed that the goal of psychology was to identify components of consciousness and how those components combined to result in our conscious experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -William James (1842-1910) William James was a 19th century philosopher and psychologist who is widely regarded as the founder of American psychology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Donald Hebb was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century and the first version of this textbook was written in 1958.

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