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William James theologian philosopher and psychologist
  • 1. What was William James profession?
A) Engineer
B) Philosopher
C) Painter
D) Chef
  • 2. William James is known as the father of which psychological movement?
A) Functionalism
B) Gestalt psychology
C) Psychoanalysis
D) Structuralism
  • 3. In which year was William James born?
A) 1776
B) 1963
C) 1842
D) 1900
  • 4. William James was the brother of which famous novelist?
A) Mark Twain
B) Charles Dickens
C) Henry James
D) Leo Tolstoy
  • 5. Which university did William James teach at for most of his career?
A) Stanford University
B) Yale University
C) Harvard University
D) Cambridge University
  • 6. In his philosophical work, James was a proponent of which school of thought?
A) Stoicism
B) Nihilism
C) Pragmatism
D) Existentialism
  • 7. Which book by William James explores the concept of the stream of consciousness?
A) The Varieties of Religious Experience
B) Essays in Radical Empiricism
C) Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
D) The Principles of Psychology
  • 8. What was the title of William James' essay collection that included 'The Will to Believe'?
A) Principles of Psychology
B) The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
C) Varieties of Religious Experience
D) Philosophical Conceptions and Practical Results
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