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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    60. What is the emotion indicated by the following quotation; and how do you know?— “She felt the slackening frost distil Through her blood the last ooze dull and chill, Her lids were dry and her lips were still.” 61. What are the main differences between my enjoyment of a slice of fruit cake and my enjoyment of a mountain view? 62. What are the main constituents of your amusement at the following answer to an examination question: “A vacuum is a chamber of empty air where the Pope lives.” 63. What would be a foolish thing to say to a child if you were trying to cure his fear of the dark? What would be a wise thing to say ? 64. What can you say for and against each of the following counsels: (a) “ Choose a course in philosophy. It will be good discipline because you don’t enjoy the study.” (b) “Don’t take philosophy. There are plenty of subjects which you like better.” (c) “All ready to take the picture. Look bright and animated.” 65. Why is, or is not, the following a good method of ‘studying’ Millet’s “Gleaners”: “How many women do you see in the picture? How many horses? What else do you see?” (IF., taken from Bagley.) XII-XIII. 66. Name the differences and the likenesses be¬ tween: (a) willing and wishing; (b) willing and believing that something will happen; (c) will and emotion. 67. Analyze into its structural elements, and describe as self- related-to-object; (a) willing to get up in the morning; (b) willing to solve a problem in geometry. 68. Is your present consciousness of yourself as going to the bookstore to buy a book which is “advised” (not “required”) in one of your courses (<2) an impulse? (b) a simple volition? (c) a choice ? Justify your rejection of each of two of these possible answers.
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