General reviews and summaries: Dynamic psychologyWells, F. L.
doi: 10.1037/h0072893pmid: N/A
Reviews 4 publications (1914-1915) on dynamic psychology. G. W. Crile compiled a number of discussions and papers on the interrelations of emotion, shock, and the expenditure of physiological energy, which form an important wing in the structure of a mechanistic psychology. T. Ribot stresses that motor elements are the stable factors in the mental process; they are skeletons on which the entire process is built. W. B. Cannon, in his work "Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage,' has collected accounts of various researches, which bear on the physiological effects of major emotions.
Voluntary phenomenaWoodworth, R. S.
doi: 10.1037/h0070485pmid: N/A
Reviews 5 experimental studies (1913-1915) on voluntary phenomena. E. Bleuler attempted to show how the concept of switching in the nerve centers affords a basis for accepting psychic causality and the reality of will. M. Bauch's work on the subject yielded that the easiest and quickest movements are commonly selected, when rapidity of movement is desired, and that they are either known from past experience or quickly discovered in the course of series of trial.
Locomotor functionsStevens, H. C.
doi: 10.1037/h0072143pmid: N/A
Reviews 11 publications (1913-1915) on locomotor functions. The articles deal with: The energy relations of functioning muscles, physiological experiments on the locomotor reflexes, and pathological observations on disturbed locomotion. Watt's formula has been applied in order to study the performance of any muscle. The relation of body size to locomotion, the quantity for the human triceps surae, forms of locomotion, exercises beneficial in the diseases of the nervous system, are some of the topics which were studied.
Reaction timeHenmon, V. A. C.
doi: 10.1037/h0070772pmid: N/A
Reviews 4 publications (1914-1915) on RT. H. Woodrow, in his work "The Measurement of Attention,' proposed to measure attention by efficiency in simple reaction. R. D. Williams studied the correlations between reaction time, form of movement and the direction of attention, with especial emphasis on "antagonistic reactions'. J. W. Todd described a new pendulum chronoscope with a disc tachistoscope attachment, for use in determining simple reaction times to visual, auditory and tactual stimuli, and compound reactions to visual stimuli.
Fatigue, Work, and InhibitionStrong, Edward K.
doi: 10.1037/h0071931pmid: N/A
Reviews 17 publications (1913-1914) on fatigue, work, and inhibition. E. L. Thorndike, in his study of the effects of continued work for 4 h on writing poetry, found that speed of work is not benefited by rest, but the satisfaction of the work gets greatly enhanced by rest. I. E. Ash found noticeable fatigue in steady adding for periods of even 1 hr. E. Weber's work shows that muscular work brings about an increase in the blood supply to the musculature of the body, at the expense of the blood supply in the viscera.
Review of 'The Man of Genius'Franz, Sheperd I.
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Reviews the book "The Man of Genius" by H. Türck . The reviewer states that for all its bulk, this book is little more than the elaboration, or reiteration, of a single thesis, derived from Schopenhauer and Goethe, namely, that genius consists in objectivity, in contrast to a subjective self-seeking. The author is at some pains to analyze cases presented and show therein the validity of his thesis.
Review of 'Die Mechanik des Geisteslebens'Franz, Sheperd I.
doi: 10.1037/h0069507pmid: N/A
Reviews the book "Die Mechanik des Geisteslebens" by M. Verworn (1914). The reviewer states that this little volume that covers sensation and physiological psychology is an admirable work, and one which those, at least who are endeavoring to carry out the behavioristic program, will certainly wish to read.