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