Psychology: The Briefer CourseCondensed and reworked from James's monumental Principles of Psychology, this classic text examines habit; stream of consciousness; self and the sense of personal identity; discrimination and association; the sense of time; memory; perception; imagination; reasoning; emotions, instincts; the will and voluntary acts; and much more. This edition omits the outdated first nine chapters. |
Contents
HABIT | 1 |
THE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 18 |
THE SELF | 43 |
ATTENTION | 84 |
CONCEPTION | 106 |
DISCRIMINATION | 111 |
ASSOCIATION | 120 |
THE SENSE OF TIME | 147 |
PERCEPTION | 179 |
THE PERCEPTION OF SPACE | 202 |
REASONING | 218 |
CONSCIOUSNESS AND MOVEMENT | 237 |
EMOTION | 240 |
INSTINCT | 258 |
WILL | 282 |
PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY | 328 |
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