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many others concerning which it is in position to
make definite hypothesis The time has now ar
rived when it is attempting to apply its facts and
principles to the solution of of the mpor-
tant problems of daily life.
1t is matter of common knowledge that during the
last few there has been growing attempt
to cure 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 concu-
siveiy shown that knowledge the laws of mind
be used to relieve human life of its great
est ills Probably discovery in physical science prom
Uses to be of great and lasting to world
as the discovery Of the power Of suggestion law
governing large part of the life of individual
The time is coming when reputable physician
will dare to practice medicine without knowledge
of the facts of acknowledgements.
Recently, and very largely under the leadership of
Prof. William Sterm of the University of Breslau,
ensive investigations have been carried in regard
ito the psychology of testimony These Investigations
have thrown important light upon vital phase court
procedure and have shown its great weakness in
particulars Soon this field Of applied psychology
will be able to lay definite laws in the conduct of
the examination of the witness. The time is not prob
ably far distant when court will have officer
attached to it who is expert in the psychology
tmony and who will be able to many misunder-
standings that in regard the essen
tal elements of the Witnesses report the extent
its belief
In Zurich DR.. Jung has devised methed for discov-
ering of the most important facts regard to the
mental makeup of individual. This procedure he
calls the dagnostical associations method" gives
ito the subject to be tested in succession list of 100
words, to which the subject Is respond with the first
association that into his mind after the presen
tation of the original word The character of the
Citations formed and the time which intervenes between
the presentation of the stimulus and the response
important elements in diagnosing the mental
don of the individual and in discovering essential
in his previous history This method has been
marked in the discovery of crime and prom
Uses be of great Importance in the diagnosis
GUS diseases and in the detection of the criminal
While the application Of psychology to the treatment
Of diseases. to the discovery of truth
of the criminal is tremendously important
field Of it's application, while less spectacular while
not calculated to excite Immediately great popular
interest, promises to be of farreaching conse
quence in the regulation of daily life. This last
named field is in the psychology of learning applies
to the work of entire school system. from the kim
dergarten through the university. The leader in this
movement is Prof. Meumann of the University Halle
During the last decade Meumann and his pupils have
been attempting to discover the most direct and
nomical methods of the acquisition of knowledge
large amount of material has been brought together
many facts have been established and conclusions of
practical value obtained. 1t is in this phase the work
of applied psychology that the University Illinois
particularly interested For the last four years
have been carried under the direction of
psychological laboratory at Illinois, in regard
mining of the most important facts concerning
the department Of psychology were to be of maximum