Word: phenomena
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...does with minds, it leads to the question of the mind's place in nature and the universe. Some of the topics within the field of psychology are: comparative psychology, a comparison of the various types of animal mind and the human mind; abnormal psychology, covering such phenomena as hypnosis, double personality, hysteria, insanity; social psychology, the study of human nature as it appears in social relations; the psychology of artistic appreciation; the psychology of religion; physiological psychology, the examination of the physiological basis of mind; genetic psychology, the study of the growth of mind; the psychology of education; intelligence...
More preparation for, more introduction to the phenomena of Harvard College life is necessary. The institutions existing to serve this purpose are sadly inadequate or only tepidlx efficient in their sphere a few addresses and receptions a sheaf of formal official information an inaccessible Dean, a system of Senior advisers obviously imperfect. The need is urgent for some in situation which shall not make new demands on Freshman time, but which will disseminate a comprehensive mass of useful information, general and specific, to each man before he undertakes his Harvard career...
...evolution and religion in two different categories: one is an interpretation of facts, the other a belief in certain super-natural phenomena, an emotional reaction to that belief, and a philosophy of life...
...laboratory, for investigation of psychical phenomena, is to be founded and experiments will be carried on there. Dr. Walter Franklin Prince, the author of the famous case of 'Doris', has consented to be the Research Officer of the new Society. He will be assisted by Dr. Gardner Murphy, formerly fellow of Harvard and now assistant Professor of Psychology at Columbia...
...Committee of Psychic Phenomena investigated Margery. They in- vestigated her for nearly a whole year and then four of the five judges went on record that Margery had failed to produce any supernormal phenomena. Apparently, as long as Margery was in control of the situ- ation "things happened," but as soon as she lost control nothing happened. So Margery is not to get the prize...