The elements of psychology / by Edward L. Thorndike.

  • Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee), 1874-1949.
Date:
1907
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Credit: The elements of psychology / by Edward L. Thorndike. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    \ 6. We feel not only qualities, conditions, objects and meanings, but also the relations between them. E. g., look at two books, one of which is bigger than the other. You feel not only the books, but also their relation of in- equality. When you feel ‘cats and dogs’ you have not only two general notions, but also the feeling that the things they mean are to be taken together. ‘Cats without dogs’ would be felt to mean something quite different. Very important among such Feelings of Relationships are those of likeness and difference and of cause and effect. Try to observe in yourself the feelings you have when you think of or, nevertheless, above, below, like, unlike, equal, unequal, the same as, 7. The entire feelings which you had in thinking the sentences given to show feelings of meaning, would be called Judgments. They are feelings that such and such a state of affairs exists, feelings that may be expressed in declarative sentences. 8. The nature of the Emotions was briefly described in the second paragraph of § 2. The following list of sample emotions may serve further to define the group:— Admiration, amusement, anger, annoyance, anxiety, awe, envy, fear, gratitude, hatred, joy, love, pity, regret, relief, remorse, restraint, revenge, self-complacency, shame, shy- ness, sorrow, surprise, suspense, suspicion, sympathy, wonder. 9. Notice your feelings of desire, choice, decision, effort, conflict, impulses and intentions. These feelings and others concerned with action are commonly called States of Will, or Volitional States. A long list could be made of kinds of feelings which fall more or less outside of these chief groups. E.g., there are feelings of attention, inattention, ennui, interest, belief, uncertainty, inference, etc., etc.