Question

Which of the following psychologists became the first African-American man to earn a doctoral

degree in psychology in 1920, was chair of the Psychology Department at Howard University, and wrote
articles critical of the under-representation of African Americans in American colleges and universities?
a. B. F. Skinner
b. Francis Cecil Sumner
c. Abraham Maslow
d. Edward Titchener

Answer 1

b. Francis Cecil Sumner

Step-by-step explanation:

Francis Cecil Sumner received his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology in 1920 from Clark University. His work was primarily based on Psychoanalyzing the works of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler.

His approach to psychology was different from the Eurocentric approaches used in his time. Later he was professor of psychology at Howard University.