Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03

many others concerning which 1t is in position to
make definite hypothesis. The time has
rived when it is attempting to apply its facts and
principles to the solution Of of the most mpor
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.
Munserbeg in this country and others abroad through
experiments and practical applications have conclu-
sivey shown that knowledge of the laws Of mind
be used to relieve human life Of of its great
est Ills Probably discovery in physical science
ses to be of great and lasting benefit to the world
the discovery Of the power Of suggestion a 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 psychotherapeusis
Recently, very largely under the leadership of
Prof. William Stern, of the University of Breslau
tensive Investigations have been carried in regard
to the psychology Of testimony These investigations
have thrown important light upon vital phase OF court
procedure and have shown its great weakness in
particulars. Soon this field applied psychology
will be able to lay down definite laws in the conduct of
examination of the witness The time is not prob
ably distant when every court will have officer
who is expert in the psychology of
tmony and who will be able to correct many msunder
standings that current in regard to the
al elements Of the witnesses report and the extent of
its belief
In Zurich DR.. Jung has devised methed for dscov-
ering the most important facts in regard the
mental makeup of an individual. This procedure he
calls the "diagnoscal associations method He gives
to the subject be tested in succession list of 100
words which the subject is to respond with the first
association his mind after the presen-
tation the original word The character of the
Citations formed and the time which ntervenes between
the presentation of the stimulus word and the response
are important elements in diagnosing the mental
dtion of the individual and in discovering essential facts
his previous history This method has been used with
marked in the discovery Of crime and 1t
Uses of great Importance in the diagnosis Of
GUS diseases and in the detection of the criminal.
While the application of psychology to the treatment
of diseases the discovery of truth and to the detec
ton Of the criminal is tremendously important another
field of its application while less spectacular and while
not calculated excite Immediately great popular
interest promises to be Of far-reaching
quence the regulation Of daily life This last
named field is in the psychology of learning and applies
to the entire school system, from the kim
dergarten through the university. The leader in this
movement is Prof Meumann of the University of 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 and
large amount of material has been brought together,
many facts have been established and conclusions of
value obtained 1t is In this phase Of the work
of applied psychology that the University of Illinois is
particularly interested For the last four years expert
ments have been carried under the direction Of the
psychological laboratory at Illinois, in regard deter
mining some of the important facts concerning
the department of psychology were to be of maximum