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THE suggestion that courses in elementary psychology to high school pupils will be of value is decidedly novel, but, when we consider the character of American high schools, not so ill-advised as might at first sight appear. In this text-book the authors have aimed at giving concrete expression to the idea. The work has been efficiently done and the book will doubtless meet the needs of those who require a formal text for class purposes. Interest in the ‘parlour tricks’ of experimental psychology is of course easily secured, and the authors have not overlooked this. The usual topics, such as the nervous system, habit, sensations, attention, learning, memory, etc., are included, but the treatment is very simple and is concerned chiefly with facts. Questions and references are given at the end of each chapter.
An Introduction to Psychology.
By Prof. John J. B. Morgan Prof. A. R. Gilliland. Pp. xi + 319. (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1927.) 7s. net.
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An Introduction to Psychology. Nature 121, 89 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121089d0
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