Project Gutenberg 2015-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 375 Jastrow, Joseph 1863 1944 01029066 Fact and Fable in Psychology The modern occult -- The problems of psychical research -- The logic of mental telegraphy -- The psychology of deception -- The psychology of spiritualism -- Hypnotism and its antecedents -- The natural history of analogy -- The mind's eye -- Mental prepossession and inertia -- A study of involuntary movements -- The dreams of the blind. Produced by Bryan Ness, JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Fact and Fable in Psychology" by Joseph Jastrow is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores various psychological phenomena and the misconceptions that surround them, particularly those related to the occult and pseudoscience. Jastrow aims to highlight the importance of critical thinking and scientific rigor in understanding human mental processes, emphasizing the need to distinguish between fact and belief. The opening of the book sets the stage for Jastrow's examination of the public's fascination with unusual and often erroneous concepts in psychology, including occult beliefs and spiritualism. He discusses the challenges faced by psychologists in combating widespread misconceptions fueled by sensationalism and superstition. Jastrow argues for a grounded view of psychology that prioritizes normal mental functions over more obscure psychic phenomena, proposing that a deeper understanding of common psychological processes can illuminate the irregularities that captivate popular interest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Psychology Occultism Parapsychology Hypnotism BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 744657 2025-06-19T14:40:33.289159 text/html 713821 2024-10-24T17:22:31 text/html 1331921 2025-06-19T14:40:43.597166 application/epub+zip 1340379 2025-06-19T14:40:35.212206 application/epub+zip 338945 2025-06-19T14:40:34.295243 application/epub+zip 1525158 2025-06-19T14:40:49.876161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1469690 2025-06-19T14:40:42.455138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474995 2022-09-22T07:28:22.331308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656401 2025-06-19T14:40:32.036186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 636430 2024-10-24T17:22:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17492 2025-06-19T14:40:50.046111 application/rdf+xml 10569 2025-06-19T14:40:34.422180 image/jpeg 1928 2025-06-19T14:40:34.361154 image/jpeg 1458061 2025-06-19T14:40:33.474237 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