Hermann Ebbinghaus TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER I GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I. Brain and Mind CHAPTER II THE SPECIAL FACTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS A. THE ELEMENTS CHAPTER III COMPLICATIONS OF MENTAL LIFE A. THE INTELLECT 14 . CHAPTER IV HIGHEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS 23 . Evils of Knowledge Conclusion INDEX Contents Index: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Z A typographical error was corrected; specifics follow the text. Illustrations (In certain versions of this etext [in certain browsers] clicking on the image will bring up a larger version.) (etext transcriber's note)

PSYCHOLOGY

AN ELEMENTARY TEXT-BOOK

BY
HERMANN EBBINGHAUS
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HALLE; AUTHOR OF
“ÜBER DAS GEDÄCHTNIS,” “GRUNDZÜGE DER PSYCHOLOGIE,” ETC.;
EDITOR OF THE “ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR PSYCHOLOGIE”

TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY
MAX MEYER
PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

BOSTON, U.S.A.
D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS

1908 Copyright, 1908,
By D. C. Heath & Co.