THE PRESENT STATUS OF PSYCHOLOGY. -BY- JOHN A. MCGEOCH, A. M. STUDIES IN EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY. -Edited by- J. V. BREITWIESER, Ph. D. NUMBER ONE Colorado Springs, Colorado. SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REGUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS, COLORADO COLLEGE. MAY 31, 1919. JOHN A. MCGEOCH PREFACE The aim of this thesis on The Present Status of Psychology has been to review briefly the psychology of the past, and the attempts which have been made to determine its status; to determine by means of a questionaire to American colleges and universities, and by a general review of the field, the status of psychology at the present time. An analysis of the foremost textbooks on psychology has been made in order to determine the sequence of topics. And finally a series of psychology tests, modeled after the Alpha Army Mental Tests, has been suggested. An exhaustive and minute survey has not been intended, but the effort has rather been to gain a broad survey of the present status and general trend of psychology. For the suggestion of this subject of investigation the author is indebted to Dr. J. V. Breitwieser, and for assistance and advice to both Dr. Breitwieser and Prfessor Paul V. West; as well as to the Wednesday evening Seminar which has been a never failing source of psychological inspiration. For the errors, fallacies, iraccuracies, and mediocrities, the writer assumes all responsibility. It is his hope that the survey will be of value to students and teachers of psychology. JOHN A. McGEOCH, Colorado Springs, May 31, 1919. |