A first book in psychology / by Mary Whiton Calkins.

  • Mary Whiton Calkins
Date:
1910
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Credit: A first book in psychology / by Mary Whiton Calkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    each of ‘feelings of relation.’ Place first the most ‘relational’: geography, arithmetic, spelling, grammar, history. (Th.) 41. Rewrite the following passage leaving out all words ex¬ pressing relations: — “ Because of the annual overflow of the Nile the land in Egypt is fertilized by a deposit of rich soil brought down from the hills to the south. The land thus produces great crops of wheat for the same reason that the river plains of China produce large crops of rice. Hence Egypt used to be called the granary of Rome. The inferior methods of cultivation, largely by hand labor, are due to the lack of inventiveness and of education among the population, who sow by hand.” {Th.) IX. 42. What kind of experience — perception, imagination, or conception — is normally suggested by each of the following words and phrases: (a) “furniture”; (b) “the desk in the li¬ brary at home”; (c) “ the desk on the platform in front of me”; (d) “benevolence.” (If a conception is suggested, classify it.) 43. Give an original example of at least three visually dissimilar objects which you conceive as belonging to the same class. 44. What is the difference between the trains of associated images normally associated by the following terms: “my dog;” “dogs.” 45. Of the following expressions, which (if any) are correct? which (if any) are incorrect ? (a) “I am thinking of Weissmann’s doctrine of heredity. ” (b) “ I can’t think what the name is. ” (c) “ I can’t think how you could have done it.” 46. What is the common fault of the verses which follow: — “Deathless principle arise!” “O worthy Beauty! peerless A Per Se.” X. 47. State three propositions standing respectively for: (a) a particular, negative, analytic judgment; (b) a particular, affirm¬ ative, synthetic judgment; (c) a general, negative, analytic judgment. 48. Give an example of inductive reasoning, followed by analytic-
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