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