The Principles of Psychology

The Principles of Psychology is a monumental text in the history of psychology, written by William James and published in 1890. There were four methods in James' psychology: analysis (the logical criticism of precursor and contemporary views of the mind), introspection (the psychologist's study of his own states of mind), experiment (in hypnosis or neurology), and comparison (the use of statistical means to distinguish norms from anomalies). James discussed experiments on illusions, too (optical, auditory, etc.), and offered a physiological explanation for many of them, that "the brain reacts by paths which previous experiences have worn, and makes us usually perceive the probable thing, i.e. the thing by which on previous occasions the reaction was most frequently aroused." Illusions are thus a special case of the phenomenon of habit. Principles is an important source for the history of psychology in the 19th century.

Author: William James
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/09/2015
Pages: 814
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.02lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.62d
ISBN13: 9781515011767
ISBN10: 1515011763
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Psychology | Applied Psychology

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