The mind and its education /
"The author welcomes the opportunity to revise this volume for two reasons: (1) It makes it possible to bring the textbook thoroughly into line with recent progress in the field of psychology and education, and (2) it allows him to express his grateful appreciation to the educational public for...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
D. Appleton and Company,
[1923]
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| Edition: | 3rd ed., rev. and enl. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The author welcomes the opportunity to revise this volume for two reasons: (1) It makes it possible to bring the textbook thoroughly into line with recent progress in the field of psychology and education, and (2) it allows him to express his grateful appreciation to the educational public for the generous treatment accorded his work. When The mind and its education was first published, there was honest doubt in many quarters whether psychology was a subject for advanced high-school students or even for those in normal schools. Colleges and normal schools are coming to see the advantage of offering early a practical course in psychology, so that the student may have the advantage of its lessons as he advances. This practice creates a demand for an introductory text that is accurate scientifically; that presents the basic truths and principles of psychology in simple, non-technical terms; that avoids the controversial without being dogmatic or narrow; and that is written in a style sufficiently attractive to make it interesting reading for the younger student. These standards it has been the purpose of the present volume to meet. In this revision the features that most characterized the earlier editions have been retained. Such changes as have been made have for their purpose the utilizing of the results of recent advances in psychological study and the introduction of certain features intended to add to the usefulness of the book as a classroom guide. Important modifications have been made in the chapters on 'Attention,' 'Habit,' 'Memory,' 'Thinking,' 'Instinct,' 'Feeling' and 'Emotion.' Besides this, two new chapters have been included, one on 'Heredity' and one on 'Intelligence and Its Measures.' Carefully selected lists of references by means of which to supplement and enrich the course have been added to the chapters"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 360 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | "References" at end of most of the chapters. "Supplemental references": pages 20. |