The growth of the mind : an introduction to child-psychology / by Kurt Koffka ; ; translated by Robert Morris Ogden.
"The aim of this new treatise upon the psychology of childhood is twofold. In the first place, I felt that I might be able to give a new and wider application to certain principles of psychological theory and research which have recently been advanced under the name of the Gestalt-Theorie, and...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English German |
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London : New York :
K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. ; Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc.,
1925.
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| Series: | International library of psychology, philosophy, and scientific method.
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| Summary: | "The aim of this new treatise upon the psychology of childhood is twofold. In the first place, I felt that I might be able to give a new and wider application to certain principles of psychological theory and research which have recently been advanced under the name of the Gestalt-Theorie, and thus might demonstrate their significance in the interpretation of childhood. In the second place, it was my belief that the teachers in the German elementary schools, for whom the book was intended, were in need of a psychology both modern and alive to the problems of the Educator. I believed it of urgent necessity that the psychological instruction usually given to teachers should be so modified as to set aside certain antiquated notions which, instead of promoting educational aims, often pervert them to such an extent that psychology is apt to become totally disregarded in educational circles. I was bold enough to believe that our new psychological principles would also serve this useful purpose. And hence what I have tried to write is not so much a compendium of facts as an exposition of principles. In short, I have tried to work out some of the chief principles of genetic or comparative psychology, laying special emphasis upon the evolution of the child's mind"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages, plates) : illustrations. Also issued in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |