Great Books of the Western World, 51. köideRobert Maynard Hutchins Encyclopædia Britannica, 1952 |
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... sensation then is unnoticeable , whereas the same addition to our feeling of the twilight is very consid- erable indeed . So it is clear that the strength of the sensations does not increase in proportion to the amount of the stimuli ...
... sensation then is unnoticeable , whereas the same addition to our feeling of the twilight is very consid- erable indeed . So it is clear that the strength of the sensations does not increase in proportion to the amount of the stimuli ...
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Robert Maynard Hutchins. Sensation of light , 100 Muscular sensation , 1/17 Feeling of pressure , 66 warmth , sound , 1/3 These figures are far from giving as accurate a measure as might be desired . But at least they are fit to convey a ...
Robert Maynard Hutchins. Sensation of light , 100 Muscular sensation , 1/17 Feeling of pressure , 66 warmth , sound , 1/3 These figures are far from giving as accurate a measure as might be desired . But at least they are fit to convey a ...
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... Sensation and Perception Distinguished The words Sensation and Perception do not carry very definitely discrim- mated meanings in popular speech , and in Psychology also their meanings run into each other . Both of them name processes ...
... Sensation and Perception Distinguished The words Sensation and Perception do not carry very definitely discrim- mated meanings in popular speech , and in Psychology also their meanings run into each other . Both of them name processes ...
Contents
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN | 8 |
Reflex semireflex and voluntary acts The Frogs nervecentres General | 17 |
ON SOME GENERAL CONDITIONS OF BRAINACTIVITY | 53 |
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