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100 1 _aMünsterberg, Hugo,
_d1863-1916
245 1 0 _aHarvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 :
_bContaining Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-07-12
505 0 _aPreface, 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.
508 _aProduced by Gallica (http://gallica.bnf.fr/), Clare Boothby, Victoria Woosley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPsychology, Experimental
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16266
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