Exam 8: William James and Psychology in the United States

What functions were the divisions of the APA intended to fulfill?

How did William James characterize the stream of consciousness?

William James's appointments at Harvard University were first as professor of psychology, then professor of philosophy, then professor of psychology again.

Characterize U. S. psychology before William James

The APA reorganized itself in the 1940s to become

Hugo Münsterberg published a dictionary of psychology and philosophy, and edited the Psychological Review and other journals.

What role did G. Stanley Hall play in United States psychology?

The APA had more than 50 divisions by the beginning of the 21st century.

For William James, habit is

Contrast the doctrines of predestination and free will.

What, according to James, is the role of habit in society?

Of which of the following books was William James the author?

As early as 1892, the central office of the APA was organized into four "directorates": for science, practice, education, and the applications of psychology.

William James wrote a book on the varieties of religious experience.

Describe the history of the APA as an organization for support of the science and the practice of psychology.

Summarize the APA's involvement in the publication of journals Viewable by instructor only Answers to short answer questions for Chapter 8: William James and Psychology in the United States

William James's Principles of Psychology is an even more systematic treatise on psychology than Wilhelm Wundt's works.

What did Cattell and Münsterberg contribute to the psychology of their time?

G. Stanley Hall founded the APA in 1892 at Clark University.