Experimental psychology and its bearing upon culture . t we can at best obtain by such experiments onlysome facts about the sense-organs or our nervousstructure generally. This would seem to explainalso the early precedence of the physiologists inthe experimental work, as well as the fact that somany of our best modern psychologists began lifeas physiologists — Lotze, for example, and Wundtand James. Perhaps the best way to disabuse our minds of anylurking suspicion that psychological experiments areonly physiological experiments in disguise, is to selectsome simple instance and analyze in car
Experimental psychology and its bearing upon culture . t we can at best obtain by such experiments onlysome facts about the sense-organs or our nervousstructure generally. This would seem to explainalso the early precedence of the physiologists inthe experimental work, as well as the fact that somany of our best modern psychologists began lifeas physiologists — Lotze, for example, and Wundtand James. Perhaps the best way to disabuse our minds of anylurking suspicion that psychological experiments areonly physiological experiments in disguise, is to selectsome simple instance and analyze in careful detail itscharacter and meaning. Much depends upon theselection, one must acknowledge; for some of ourpsychological experiments are undoubtedly noth-ing but physiological, and no time should be lost intrying to claim them for the mental side. There areothers, however, which are psychological— are experi-ments on the mind itself, as distinct from its nervousbasis. A single example of the right kind will belogically sufficient for our Fig. I. —Apparatus for determining the most rapid succession oflight
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