The story of the mind / James Mark Baldwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldwin, James Mark, 1861-1934, author.

Series:

Library of useful stories (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 236 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : D. Appleton and Co., 1898.

Summary:

"Psychology is the science of the mind. It aims to find out all about the mind--the whole story. As to the scope and contents of the Story, I have aimed to include enough statement of methods and results in each of the great departments of psychological research to give the reader an intelligent idea of what is being done, and to whet his appetite for more detailed information. In the choice of materials I have relied frankly on my own experience and in debatable matters given my own opinions. This gives greater reality to the several topics, besides making it possible, by this general statement, at once to acknowledge it, and also to avoid discussion and citation of authorities in the text. At the same time, in the exposition of general principles I have endeavoured to keep well within the accepted truth and terminology of psychology. It will be remarked that in several passages the evolution theory is adopted in its application to the mind. I add in a concluding section on Literature some references to various books in English, classified under the headings of the chapters of the text." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.