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CONTENTS
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Robert S. Woodworth
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- FOREWORD IX
- CONTENTS XI
- I. AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1
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SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS
- II. THE CAUSE OF A VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT 29
- III. JUDGMENTS OF MAGNITUDE BY COMPARISON WITH A MENTAL STANDARD 61
- IV. IMAGELESS THOUGHT 72
- V. NON-SENSORY COMPONENTS OF SENSE PERCEPTION 80
- VI. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF RELATION 89
- VII. A REVISION OF IMAGELESS THOUGHT 103
- VIII. FOUR VARIETIES OF BEHAVIORISM 128
- IX. A JUSTIFICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF INSTINCT 136
- X. GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CONCEPT OF REACTION STAGES 141
- XI. SITUATION-AND-GOAL SET 149
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
- XII. NOTE ON THE RAPIDITY OF DREAMS 163
- XIII. PSYCHIATRY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 166
- XIV. HOW THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISM WORKS 177
- XV. SOME CRITICISMS OF THE FREUDIAN PSYCHOLOGY 192
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Differential Psychology
- XVI. RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN MENTAL TRAITS 215
- XVII. THE PUZZLE OF COLOR VOCABULARIES 238
- XVIII. ON FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A LOW SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY IN AMERICA 249
- XIX. COMBINING THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL TESTS: A STUDY IN STATISTICAL METHOD 257
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Motor Phenomena
- XX. ON THE VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF THE FORCE OF MOVEMENT 287
- XXI. MAXIMAL CONTRACTION, "STAIRCASE" CONTRACTION, REFRACTORY PERIOD, AND COMPENSATORY PAUSE OF THE HEART 296
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Educational Psychology
- XXII. THE INFLUENCE OF IMPROVEMENT IN ONE MENTAL FUNCTION UPON THE EFFICIENCY OF OTHER FUNCTIONS 335
- XXIII. PRESENT-DAY METHODS OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY 370
- XXIV. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE COLLEGE COURSE 378
- XXV. THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY 385
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 397
- INDEX 411
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- FOREWORD IX
- CONTENTS XI
- I. AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1
-
SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS
- II. THE CAUSE OF A VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT 29
- III. JUDGMENTS OF MAGNITUDE BY COMPARISON WITH A MENTAL STANDARD 61
- IV. IMAGELESS THOUGHT 72
- V. NON-SENSORY COMPONENTS OF SENSE PERCEPTION 80
- VI. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF RELATION 89
- VII. A REVISION OF IMAGELESS THOUGHT 103
- VIII. FOUR VARIETIES OF BEHAVIORISM 128
- IX. A JUSTIFICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF INSTINCT 136
- X. GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CONCEPT OF REACTION STAGES 141
- XI. SITUATION-AND-GOAL SET 149
-
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
- XII. NOTE ON THE RAPIDITY OF DREAMS 163
- XIII. PSYCHIATRY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 166
- XIV. HOW THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISM WORKS 177
- XV. SOME CRITICISMS OF THE FREUDIAN PSYCHOLOGY 192
-
Differential Psychology
- XVI. RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN MENTAL TRAITS 215
- XVII. THE PUZZLE OF COLOR VOCABULARIES 238
- XVIII. ON FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A LOW SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY IN AMERICA 249
- XIX. COMBINING THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL TESTS: A STUDY IN STATISTICAL METHOD 257
-
Motor Phenomena
- XX. ON THE VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF THE FORCE OF MOVEMENT 287
- XXI. MAXIMAL CONTRACTION, "STAIRCASE" CONTRACTION, REFRACTORY PERIOD, AND COMPENSATORY PAUSE OF THE HEART 296
-
Educational Psychology
- XXII. THE INFLUENCE OF IMPROVEMENT IN ONE MENTAL FUNCTION UPON THE EFFICIENCY OF OTHER FUNCTIONS 335
- XXIII. PRESENT-DAY METHODS OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY 370
- XXIV. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE COLLEGE COURSE 378
- XXV. THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY 385
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 397
- INDEX 411