The term "stream of consciousness" in derived from the writing of
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A.
Virginia Woolf
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B.
William James
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C.
Gertrude Stein
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D.
D.H. Lawrence
Correct Answer:
B. William James
Explanation:
The correct answer is William James. While the literary technique is most famously associated with modernist novelists like Virginia Woolf, the term "stream of consciousness" was actually coined by the American philosopher and psychologist William James. He first introduced this concept in his 1890 work, The Principles of Psychology, to describe the continuous flow of thoughts and sensations that characterize human mental life, rather than a series of disconnected ideas.
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