Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 : Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1" by Hugo Münsterberg is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This volume presents a collection of sixteen experimental investigations conducted at the Harvard Psychological Laboratory, focusing on various aspects of psychology, including perception, memory, aesthetics, and comparative psychology. The work emphasizes the importance of experimental methods in understanding mental processes and seeks to unify different psychological theories through rigorous scientific inquiry. The opening of the study lays the groundwork for understanding the overarching goals and methodological approaches within the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. It discusses the necessity for comprehensive publications that can encapsulate the laboratory's findings, which had been previously scattered. Münsterberg introduces the concept of an "action theory," which aims to synthesize various psychological theories by considering both sensory and motor processes in mental activities. He highlights that although this initial volume predominantly features papers on perception and memory, future volumes are expected to delve deeper into active processes like attention and volition, thereby illustrating the laboratory's commitment to a holistic understanding of psychology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Preface, H. Münsterberg

Studies in perception: Eye-movement and central anæsthesia, E.B. Holt. Tactual illusions, C.H. Rieber, Tactual time estimation, K. Dunlap. Perception of number through touch, J.F. Messenger. The subjective horizon, R. MacDougall. The illusion of resolution-stripes on the color-wheel, E.B. Holt

Studies in memory: Recall of words, objects and movements, H.A. Peterson. Mutual inhibition of memory images, F. Meakin. Control of the memory image, C.S. Moore

Studies in æsthetic processes: The structure of simple rhythm forms, R. MacDougall. Rhythm and rhyme, R.H. Stetson. Studies in symmetry, E.D. Puffer. The æsthetics of unequal division, R.P. Angier

Studies in animal psychology: Habit formation in the crawfish, Camburus affinis, R.M. Yerkes and G.E. Huggins. The instincts, habits and reactions of the frog, R.M. Yerkes

Studies in psychological theory: The position of psychology in the system of knowledge, H. Münsterberg.

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Notes:

Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2005-07-12