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Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1

AvWilliam James

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Volume 1 of the famous long course, complete and unabridged. Stream of thought, time perception, memory, experimental methods — these are only some of the concerns of a work that was years ahead of its time and is still valid, interesting and useful. Total in set: 94 figures.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-01
Mått:135 x 210 x 35 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:720
Förlag:Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN:9780486203812

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CHAPTER 1THE SCOPE OF PSYCHOLOGYMental Manifestations depend on Cerebral ConditionsPursuit of ends and choice are the marks of Mind's presenceCHAPTER IITHE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN"Reflex, semi-reflex, and voluntary acts"The Frog's nerve centresGeneral notion of the hemispheresTheir Education-the Meynert schemeThe phrenological contrasted with the physiological conceptionThe localization of function in the hemisphereThe motor zoneMotor AphasiaThe sight-centreMental blindnessThe hearing-centreSensory AphasiaCentres for smell and tasteThe touch-centreMan's Consciousness limited to the hemispheresThe restitution of functionFinal correction of the Meynert schemeConclusionsCHAPTER III.ON SOME GENERAL CONDITIONS OF BRAIN-ACTIVITYThe summation of StimuliReaction-timeCerebral blood-supplyCerebral ThermometryPhosphorus and ThoughtCHAPTER IV.HABITDue to plasticity of neural matterProduces ease of actionDiminishes attentionConcatenated performancesEthical implications and pedagogic maximsCHAPTER V.THE AUTOMATON-THEORYThe theory describedReasons for itReasons against itCHAPTER VI.THE MIND-STUFF THEORYEvolutionary Psychology demands a Mind-dustSome alleged proofs that it existsRefutation of these proofsSelf-compounding of mental facts is inadmissibleCan states of mind be unconscious?Refutation of alleged proofs of unconscious thoughtDifficulty of stating the connection between mind and brainThe Soul' is logically the least objectionable hypothesisConclusionCHAPTER VII.THE METHODS AND SNARES OF PSYCHOLOGYPsychology is a natural ScienceIntrospectionExperiment Sources of errorThe 'Psychologists fallacy'CHAPTER VIII.THE RELATIONS OF MINDS TO OTHER THINGSTime relations : lapses of ConsciousnessLocke v. DescartesThe 'unconsciousness' of hysterics not genuineMinds may split into dissociated partsSpace-relations : the Seat of the SoulCognitive relationsThe Psychologist's point of view"Two kinds of knowledge, acquaintance and knowledge about"CHAPTER IX.THE STREAM OF THOUGHTConsciousness tends to the personal formIt is in constant changeIt is sensibly continuousSubstantive' and 'transitive' parts of ConsciousnessFeelings of relationFeelings of tendencyThe 'fringe' of the objectThe feeling of rational sequenceThought possible in any kind of mental materialThought and languageConsciousness is cognitiveThe word ObjectEvery cognition is due to one integral pulse of thoughtDiagrams of Thought's streamThought is always selectiveCHAPTER XTHE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SELFThe Empirical Self or MeIts constituentsThe material selfThe Social SelfThe Spiritual SelfDifficulty of apprehending Thought as a purely spiritual activityEmotions of SelfRivalry and conflict of one's different selvesTheir hierarchyWhat Self we love in 'Self-love'The Pure EgoThe verifiable ground of the sense of personal identityThe passing Thought is the only Thinker which Psychology requiresTheories of Self-consciousness:1) The theory of the Soul2) The Associationist theory3) The Transcendentalist theoryThe mutations of the SelfInsane delusionsAlternative selvesMediumships or possessionsSummaryCHAPTER XI.ATTENTIONIts neglect by English psychologistsDescription of itTo how many things can we attend at once?Wundt's experiments on displacement of date of impressions simultaneously attend toPersonal equationThe varieties of attentionPassive attentionVoluntary attentionAttention's effect on sensation; on discrimination; on recollection; on reaction-timeThe neural process in attention:1) Accommodation of sense-organ2) PreperceptionIs voluntary attention a resultant or a force?The effort to attend can be conceived as a resultantConclusionAcquired InattentionCHAPTER XII.CONCEPTIONThe sense of samenessConception definedConceptions are unchangeableAbstract ideasUniversalsThe conception 'of the same' is not the 'same state' of mindCHAPTER XIII.DISCRIMINATION AND COMPARISONLocke on discriminationMartineau dittoSimultaneous sensations originally fuse into one objectThe principle of mediate comparisonNot all differences are differences of compositionThe conditions of discriminationThe sensation of differencesThe transcendentalist theory of the perception of differences uncalled forThe process of analysis The process of abstractionThe improvement of discrimination by practiceIts two causesPractical interests limit our discriminationReaction-time after discriminationThe perception of likeness The magnitude of differencesThe measurement of criminative sensibility : Weber's lawFechner's interpretation of this as the psycho-physic lawCriticism thereofCHAPTER XIV.ASSOCIATIONThe problem of the connection of our thoughtsIt depends on mechanical conditons"Association is of objects thought-of, not of 'ideas'"The rapidity of associationThe 'law of contiguity'The elementary law of associationImpartial redintegrationOrdinary or mixed associationThe law of interestAssociation by similarityElementary expression of the difference be