Psychological Development in Children

Abstract

THIS is a large octavo volume, extending to over 400 pages, and consisting of daily observations without intermission of the psychological development of the author's son from the time of birth to the end of the first year, and of subsequent observations less continuous up to the age of three years. Prof. Preyer's name is a sufficient guarantee of the closeness and accuracy of any series of observations undertaken with so much earnestness and labour, but still we may remark at the outset that any anticipation which the reader may form on this point will be more than justified by his perusal of the book. We shall proceed to give a sketch of the results which strike us as most important, although we cannot pretend to render within the limits of a few columns any adequate epitome of so large a body of facts and deductions.

Die Seele des Kindes, Beobachtungen über die geistige Entwickelung des Menschen in den ersten Lebensjahren.

Von W. Preyer, ordentlichem Professor der Physiologie an der Universität und Director des physiologischen Instituts zu Jena, etc. (Leipzig: Th. Grieben, 1882.)