Why Was Mary Whiton Calkins Denied the Ph

question 175

Multiple Choice

Why was Mary Whiton Calkins denied the Ph.D. degree she had earned in psychology at Harvard University?

• A)Her research was in an area called comparative psychology that was not recognized as a legitimate part of scientific psychology at Harvard University at the time.
• B)At the time Harvard University forbade the use of nonhuman animals in psychology research.
• C)William James was opposed to opening the field of psychology to women and refused to support her application despite the fact that she was his most brilliant student.
• D)She was a woman, and at the time Harvard was not a coeducational institution.

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