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   School Psychology: A Social Psychological Perspective ("Wundt and Witmer" begins on p. 13) » Read Now

   by Frederic J. Medway, Thomas P. Cafferty. 497 pgs.

   Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

   ...closely related to sociology and pedagogy --Lightner Witmer In 1907 Lightner Witmer conceived of a new profession using clinical...psychology as well as clinical...
   
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   Feral Children and Clever Animals: Reflections on Human Nature ("At the Keith Theatre" begins on p. 196) » Read Now

   by Douglas Keith Candland. 414 pgs.

   Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

   What is it that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? What makes us unique? What makes us human? In this provocative book, Douglas Candland shows that as we begin to understand the way animals and non-speaking humans "think," we hold up a mirror of sorts to our own mental world, and...

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   What is it that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? What makes us unique? What makes us human? In this provocative book, Douglas Candland shows that as we begin to understand the way animals and non-speaking humans "think," we hold up a mirror of sorts to our own mental world, and gain profound insights into human nature. Weaving together diaries, contemporary newspaper accounts, and his own enlightening commentary, Candland brings to life a series of extraordinary stories. He begins with a look at past efforts to civilize feral children. We meet Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron, now famous as the subject of a Truffaut film; Kaspar Hauser, raised in a cell, civilized, and then assassinated; and the Wolf Girls of India, found early this century huddled among wolf pups in a forest den (they were originally believed to be ghosts by superstitious villagers, who nearly shot them as they were being captured). In each case, it was hoped that the study of these children would help clarify the age-old nature/nurture debate, but, as Candland shows, so much of the information "revealed" was really only a projection of beliefs previously held by the investigating scientists. Candland then turns to "clever animals." We learn how the investigation of "Clever Hans," the German horse who could calculate square roots, proved to be a first step in the direction of behaviorism (researchers found that Hans was being tipped off by the subtle and unwitting body language of his owner and other observers, who would bend almost imperceptibly at the waist with every hoof beat, and stand erect when the correct count was reached). And Candland discusses the many attempts to communicate with our closest neighbor, the apes. We read of Richard Lynch Garner's 1892 experiment living with chimpanzees in Gabon (he taught one to say the French word "feu"), and of Gua, raised by W.N. and L.A. Kellogg alongside their own son Donald, and of the latest successes of teaching sign language to such precocious apes as Sarah, Sherman, Austin, and Koko. Throughout, Candland illuminates the boldest and most intriguing efforts yet to extend our world to that of our fellow creatures. And he shows that, in the end, our effort to "make contact" is a reflection of the way in which we as a species create and order our universe. Humans have long shown a wish to connect with the silent minds around them. In assembling and interpreting the compelling tales in this book, Candland offers us a new understanding not only of the animal kingdom, but of the very nature of humanity, and our place in the great chain of being.

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   Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators ("Witmer, Lightner" begins on p. 334) » Read Now

   by Frederik Ohles, Shirley M. Ohles, John G. Ramsay. 452 pgs.

   Collections: Education, Entire Library

   Widely praised, Greenwood's Biographical Dictionary of American Educators (Greenwood, 1978) quickly became a standard reference work for students and scholars of American education. This new volume includes biographical sketches of more than 400 notable researchers, leaders, reformers, critics, and...

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   Widely praised, Greenwood's Biographical Dictionary of American Educators (Greenwood, 1978) quickly became a standard reference work for students and scholars of American education. This new volume includes biographical sketches of more than 400 notable researchers, leaders, reformers, critics, and practitioners from all major fields of education and extends the coverage of its predecessor to the mid-20th century. Its topical range encompasses such diverse areas as psychology, music, health, measurement and evaluation, science, special education, history, and administration. It treats education at all levels, including early childhood, elementary and secondary, higher, and adult. Most of the educators profiled were active in the 20th century, but several dozen have been included from the 19th century. A special effort has been made to include women and educators of color whose contributions have often been overlooked in the past.

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   A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology, Vol. 2: M-Z ("Witmer, Lightner (1867-1956)" begins on p. 990) » Read Now

   by John G. Howells, M. Livia Osborn. 576 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   ...A REFERENCE COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY MADNESS. A dramatic representation of the breakdown of the mind: Agitation demands restraint by chains and...
   
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   Biographical Dictionary of Psychology ("Witmer, Lightner" begins on p. 467) » Read Now

   by Leonard Zusne. 568 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

   "Recommended for collections strong in the area of biographical reference." Library Journal