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He has not, in fact, studied with any great perseverance the very process of
thought itself, and he is only dimly aware that the discrepancy between the
achievement of science and the achievement of everyday thinking is due to
failure to make ...
He has not, in fact, studied with any great perseverance the very process of
thought itself, and he is only dimly aware that the discrepancy between the
achievement of science and the achievement of everyday thinking is due to
failure to make ...
Page 116
and it is more salient still in the case of creative thought (p. 129). As far as we
know, there are no intellectual responses which are completely free from the
control of motivation. To be sure, the tension system within the brain may be less
...
and it is more salient still in the case of creative thought (p. 129). As far as we
know, there are no intellectual responses which are completely free from the
control of motivation. To be sure, the tension system within the brain may be less
...
Page 117
ory, thought) to move toward need-satisfaction appears to be a special case of
the law that behavior in general moves in the direction of need-satisfaction. The
experimental psychology of learning defines the elimination of the frustrating ...
ory, thought) to move toward need-satisfaction appears to be a special case of
the law that behavior in general moves in the direction of need-satisfaction. The
experimental psychology of learning defines the elimination of the frustrating ...
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Contents
Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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| Title | Human potentialities |
| Author | Gardner Murphy |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1958 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 340 pages |
| Subjects | Genetic psychology Psychology |
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