The first American Ph.D.in psychology was earned by ____.
A)Titchener
B)James
C)Hall
D)Cattell
E)Yerkes

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The first American Ph.D.in psychology was earned by ____.​
A)​Titchener
B)James
C)​Hall
D)Cattell
E)Yerkes

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The first American Ph.D. in psychology was earned by G. Stanley Hall in 1878 from Harvard University. Titchener earned his Ph.D. in Britain, James did not earn a Ph.D. in psychology, Cattell earned his Ph.D. in Germany, and Yerkes earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University in 1902, many years after Hall had already earned his.

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