Introduction to physiological psychology / by Dr. Theodor Ziehen; translated by C. C. van Liew, PH. D. and Otto W. Beyer, PH. D ; with 21 illustrations.

  • Theodor Ziehen
Date:
1899
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Credit: Introduction to physiological psychology / by Dr. Theodor Ziehen; translated by C. C. van Liew, PH. D. and Otto W. Beyer, PH. D ; with 21 illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE CHAPTER IV. Sensations of Taste, Smell and Touch . . . .62 Organ, centre, and stimuli of taste—Application of Weber’s Law— Localization of gustatory sensations—Organ, centre, and stimuli of smell—Application of Weber’s Law—Localization of sensa- tions of smell—Organ of touch—Stimuli of touch—Cortical centre—Classes of sensations of feeling—Application of Weber’s Law—Localization—Local signs—Theory of space-perception by touch. CHAPTER V. Sensations of Hearing 86 Stimuli of hearing—Musical sounds and noises—Their analysis— The organ of hearing—The cortical centre of hearing—The musical scale—Its relation to Weber’s Law—Theory of over- tones—Intensity of sound and the application of Weber’s Law— Localization of acoustic sensations. CHAPTER VI. Sensations of Sight .... ... 102 Stimuli of sight—The organ of sight—Spectral colour—Saturated, non-saturated and mixed colours—Theory of vision—Colour- blindness—Intensity of visual sensations—Application of Weber’s Law—Theory of space-perception by sight—Localization of visual sensations—Projection of visual sensations. CHAPTER VII. The Time-Properties and the Emotional Tone of the Sensations 130 Prolonged sensation—Least duration of stimulation capable of pro- ducing sensation—Blending of successive sensations—Number of sensations at any given time—Tone of feeling of sensations dis- tinguished from that of ideas—Positive and negative tones of feeling—The curve of feeling—Emotional tone dependent on intenisty and quality of sensation—Pain—Dissonant and conson- ant chords—Influence of the association of ideas—Emotional tone dependent upon spatial arrangement and time relations—Emotional tone dependent on rhythm and rhyme—Theory of emotional tone —Its importance.
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