Project Gutenberg 2010-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 711 Woodworth, Robert Sessions 1869 1962 Woodworth, Robert S. 21015412 Psychology : $b A study of mental life Produced by Don Kostuch "Psychology: A Study of Mental Life" by Robert Sessions Woodworth is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an introductory textbook on psychology, presenting the field as a scientific investigation into mental life, behavior, and consciousness. Woodworth aims to lay the groundwork for understanding various psychological concepts and methods, catering especially to beginners in the subject. The opening of this comprehensive study provides a preface in which the author explains his approach to compiling psychological information, acknowledging the contributions of fellow psychologists while emphasizing the selection of relevant material for readers. The first chapter outlines the essence of psychology as a science, differentiating it from other disciplines and underscoring its focus on mental processes and behavior. The text further discusses the importance of defining various psychological concepts, the methods of observation—both objective and introspective—and the challenges associated with studying complex mental activities. Overall, the beginning lays a foundation for a systematic examination of psychological principles and encourages readers to adopt a scientific perspective towards understanding mental life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Psychology BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 1188506 2025-06-13T04:15:22.566778 text/html 1144552 2010-02-25T09:30:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 3678350 2010-02-25T09:30:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4131615 2025-06-13T04:15:43.185721 application/epub+zip 4144209 2025-06-13T04:15:28.047765 application/epub+zip 498613 2025-06-13T04:15:25.431821 application/epub+zip 4598672 2025-06-13T04:15:55.416615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4422966 2025-06-13T04:15:40.499692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 760963 2022-09-14T11:36:02.436049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1072217 2025-06-13T04:15:18.989827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1072139 2010-02-25T09:30:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 378069 2010-02-25T09:30:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1072065 2010-02-25T09:30:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 377999 2010-02-25T09:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1072125 2010-02-25T09:30:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377946 2010-02-25T09:30:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22145 2025-06-13T04:15:55.599657 application/rdf+xml 12428 2025-06-13T04:15:26.079770 image/jpeg 3247 2025-06-13T04:15:25.751783 image/jpeg 4108671 2025-06-13T04:15:22.875803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia