River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-03

many others concerning which it is in a position to
make definite hypothesis. The time has ar
rived when it is attempting to apply its facts and
principles to the solution of of the most impor
tant problems of our daily life.
1t is matter of common knowledge that during the
last few there has been growing attempt
to diseases, both of the mind and of the body
through the tremendous power of suggestion. Prof
Munsterberg in this country and others abroad through
experiments and practical applications. have conclu
sively shown that knowledge of the laws of mind
be used to relieve human life of of its great
ills Probably discovery in physical science prom
Uses as great lasting benefit the world
the discovery of the power of suggestion law
governing large part of the life of every Individual
The time is coming when reputable physician
will dare to practice medicine without Knowledge
of the facts Of psychotherapeuss
Recently, and very largely under the leadership of
Prof William Stern, of the University of Breslau, ex
tensive investigations have regard
to the psychology of testimony These Investigations
thrown important light vital phase Of court
procedure and have shown it's great weakness N many
particulars Soon field applied psychology
will be able lay down definite laws in the cfnduct OF
the examination of the witness The time is @ot prob
ably when every court will have sorae officer
attached who is expert in the psychology of tes
timony and will be able to correct many misunder
standings that current in regard to the essen
tal of the witnesses report and the extent OF
its belief.
In Zurich Dr. Jung has devised methed for discov-
erng most important facts in regard to the
mental makeup of individual This procedure ne
calls the "diagnostica associations method" He gives
to the subject be tested in succession hst OF lOO
words which the subject is to respond with the first
association into his mind after the presen-
taon original word The character az the asso-
Citations formed and the time which interviews between
the presentation of the stimulus word and The response
are important elements in diagnosing the mental con-
on of the individual and in discovering essential facts
in his previous history This method has been used with
marked success in the discovery of crime md it prom
ises to be great Importance in the diagnosis of nerv
Gus diseases and in the detection of the criminal
While the application of psychology to the treatment
o diseases to discovery of truth and to the detec-
tion of the criminal tremendously important another
field of its application while less spectacular and While
not calculated excite Immediately so great popular
interest promises be of far-rsaching conse-
Ouence in regulation of our sally IFS This last
named field the psychology OF learning and applies
10 the work OF entire school system from the kim
dergarten through the university The leader in this
movement is Prof Meumann of the University of Halle
been attempting discover the most direct and eco
nomica methods of the acquisition of knowledge and a
large amount material has been brought together.
MANY facts been established and conclusions OF
practical obtained is in this phase OF the work
of applied psychology that the University of Illinois is
particularly interested the last four expert
ents have been carried under the direction of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL laboratory at Illinois, in regard to deter
mining some of the important facts concerning
memory and kindred topics, the thought being that
the department of psychology were to be OF maximum