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...machine used for measuring the cost of physical work in terms of metabolism used in psychological experimentation." The third group made its living on a "learning machine." That, explained Dr. Lorge, is an elaborate contrivance "which subjects simultaneously a group of 13 to a learning situation in which stimuli are presented and each subject makes responses." A "unit" of right responses wins a nickel. A wrong answer may bring a fine...
...peewee. When she made her first important appearance in Stand Up and Cheer last April, Shirley Temple's main attractions were curls, a dimple, the ability to sing and tap dance. Since then she has become a seasoned, skillful actress, capable of reacting properly to all the stimuli normally experienced by the heroines of cinema. The story of Bright Eyes, following the rule for most pictures tailored to fit stars, is important only for the opportunities it gives Shirley Temple: to weep when she hears that her mother has gone to Heaven; to tiptoe away from her nursery when...
...special cells have been isolated now, although how or why the current is generated still lies in the field of conjecture. A cat, wired to tap the current which results from the stimuli of sound waves, will convert the sound waves into current surges which can be amplified and either photographed or played over a loud-speaker...
...quite different. A nerve is somewhat analogous to the fuse of a firecracker. When a stimulus comes, it travels up the nerve like the spark in a fuse. Just as the spark gives off light and heat, so the nerve gives off electrical disturbances. By tests of nerve stimuli, it is possible to determine the sensitivity and range...
...realize themselves and engage in any kind of rational action they must find for themselves certain values and a feeling tone that may sift the stimuli they encounter in some ordered way. Students should be aware that learning is a great deal more than the acquisition of details and that it is but a basis for fostering wisdom and understanding, a preparation for action that cannot be decisive or personally worthwhile without some conscious formulation of values...