Mental development and education . ng passage from Professor Jamesmeans to you by citing concrete illustrations of the principlespresented: Deep down in our own nature the biological foundationsof our consciousness persist, undisguised and undiminished. Oursensations are here to attract us or to deter us, our memories towarn or encourage us, our feelings to impel, and our thoughtsto restrain our behavior, so that on the whole we may prosperand our days be long in the land. James, Talks to Teachers,etc., p. 24. 294 MENIAL DENELOPMENT AND EDUCATION 9. Suggest evidence for or against the followin
Mental development and education . ng passage from Professor Jamesmeans to you by citing concrete illustrations of the principlespresented: Deep down in our own nature the biological foundationsof our consciousness persist, undisguised and undiminished. Oursensations are here to attract us or to deter us, our memories towarn or encourage us, our feelings to impel, and our thoughtsto restrain our behavior, so that on the whole we may prosperand our days be long in the land. James, Talks to Teachers,etc., p. 24. 294 MENIAL DENELOPMENT AND EDUCATION 9. Suggest evidence for or against the following statementsregarding fear, together with the explanations offered to accountfor the prominence of fear at the age of three : The period of greatest fear, though it varies with specialexperiences, is usually at about three or four years of age. Nomatter how careful parents may be about having their childrenfrightened by stories or otherwise, they usually become at thistime virtually Httle fraid cats. Biologically, this is the time. Fig. 68. - There are many persons who cannot live in any definite home; they are con-stantly wandering from place to place. (See exercise 10.) when they begin to act for themselves to some extent away fromparents, and consequently the time at which readiness to be-come frightened and run home would be most useful. Kirk-patrick, Fundamentals of Child Study, p. 102. 10. What impulses are responsible for the nomadic habits ofgypsies? (Fig. 68.) Do all persons, especially the young, feelthese impulses ? What is the evidence ? 11. Do children take naturally to the activity shown inFig. I, p. 14? Why? Should provision be made so that allchildren may engage in this activity? II MOTIVE FORCES IN DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL,INTELLECTUAL AND ESTHETIC WELL-BEING I. Are the following statements within the facts relating tothe force of aesthetic feeling in animal and in human Ufe? Giveevidences in support or in denial of the statements: A human lover of bird songs can sc
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