Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology

Abstract

This valuable new reference book brings up-to-date the experimental work in human behavior. The author is eminently qualified for the task he has set himself, namely, to present "an evaluation of experimental literature in close relationship to modern theoretical issues." As a teacher and researcher in the field of experimental psychology for many years, he has contributed a number of noteworthy additions of his own, especially in the area of learning theory. The fact that the book was reviewed and criticized prior to publication by a number of recognized authorities has made it highly acceptable. In format and print it is especially good. It is not, as are many such books, overly difficult to read in terms of specialized psychological terminology. The author has stressed the newer area of symbolic processes, including language and communication, in a thought-provoking section. His own special field of learning theory receives a much needed