This textbook for students of secondary school age aims to lay a foundation for further study of psychology or to furnish a general survey of the subject. Material on many topics leaves latitude for selection according to interests or needs. In addition to such subjects as the senses, learning, and intelligence, chapters are found dealing with popularity and leadership, friendship and love, unusual personalities, hypnosis, mind reading, hunches and dreams. Under the caption "Social Problems and Attitudes," the following topics are discussed: crime, home influences, radio, motion pictures, companions, the behavior of the mob, education, and propaganda. Elementary statistics are introduced, and experimental studies are quoted or summarized.
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