Outlines of General Psychology

Contents 1. The notion of general psychology. 2. The notion of organic life. 3. The doctrine of matter and form. 4. The nature of organic life. 5. Origin and destiny of organic life. 6. The problem of consciousness. 7. The physical basis of consciousness. 8. Sensation. 9. Body sensations. 10. The scientific status of psychology. 11. Localization in the cerebral cortex. 12. Introduction to electroencephalography. 13. The analysis of human skill. 14. Recent studies in the psychology of thinking. 15. The meaning and assessment of intelligence. 16. The interpretation of intelligence test results. 17. The status of instinct. 18. The roots of human personality. 19. The inheritance and nature of extraversion. 20. The assessment of personality. 21. The concept of a normal mind. 22. The concepts of role and status. There has been great advances in the field of psychology in the twentieth century. Humans have tried to understand themselves better. The scope of general psychology extends from heredity environment intelligence and development of personality. It is the imperative need of the modern society to understand psychology and human behaviour so that better citizens could be prepared. The editor is grateful to various psychological associations whose works have been consulted and used for the preparation of this book. 352 pp.…