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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
William James
D
Edward Titchener
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: -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: -One possible answer would be “William James, ‘’ who wrote the first psychology textbook, Principles of Psychology, in 1890.

Detailed explanation-4: -William James was a 19th century philosopher and psychologist who is widely regarded as the founder of American psychology.

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