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THIS volume gives a very good account of the growth of the conception of psychology through the years, from the early days through the work of Titchener and up to the most recent work of the behaviourists and finally the Gestalt school. Psychology is becoming more objective and standing more on its own feet with less dependence on physiology. It is more genetic and comparative, and occupies itself more with individual differences, and with abnormal psychology. There is a strong flavour of behaviourism about the author's views, tinged with a respect for the Gestalt school.
The Definition of Psychology:
an Introduction to Psychological Systems. By Dr. Fred S. Keller. (Century Psychology Series.) Pp. viii + 111. (New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., 1937.) 4s. 6d. net.
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The Definition of Psychology. Nature 141, 997 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141997f0
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