Elements of Human Psychology

Psychology is concerned with the scientific investigation of feelings, thoughts, actions, and other events of life.Many of these occurrences are by no means confined to man.Dogs see, hear, and act.The ant is found to possess a keen sense of smell.' Some chemical and physical reactions between the body and its surroundings, such as absorbing food-stuff, the action of oxygen on the lungs. CH. i]MEANING OF THE TERM 8 This special kind of interplay between the creature and his surroundings is called mental life.It takes place in a very definite way.(1) Men and animals have a number of special receiving organs, called receptors, such as the eye and ear, which gather in the impressions from outside.(2) There are motor organs, called muscles, distributed throughout the body, which enable the creature to move in various ways.(3) The receptor organs are connected with the motor organs by means of a vast network of permanent pathways called nerves, along which certain impulses travel.* There are also short-cut connections below the brain.See ch.ii.THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY [CH.I sion of the ball.Then the nerves from the eyes convey an impulse to his brain.From the brain a motor impulse is conveyed through other nerves to the muscles of his arm and hand.Finally, as a result of these motor impulses, the muscles are contracted in

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• Three Studies Relating Internal Sensory Experiences and Feeling Reactions

  Russell E Mason•The Journal of General Psychology•1959

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