Psychological Machinery: Experimental Devices in Early Psychological Laboratories

The book covers the topic of experimental instrumentation at the turn of the 20th century. The authors introduce the role of instruments in the process of establishing psychology as a science. They concentrate on identifying historical devices and problems with rediscovering their functionality. The core of the book consists of a categorized list of instruments with a description of their purpose and mechanical design. The categorization covers recording and time measuring devices, instruments designated for the research of human senses, memory and learning, and devices for physiological measurement. The publication also includes a companion website with short videos demonstrating selected instruments in action.Additional ISBNs3631641303, 365303082X, 9783631641309, 9783653030822Psychological Machinery: Experimental Devices in Early Psychological Laboratories 1st Edition is written by Dalibor Voboril; Petr Kveton; Martin Jelinek and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Psychological Machinery are 9783653995107, 3653995108 and the print ISBNs are 9783631641309, 3631641303. Additional ISBNs include 3631641303, 365303082X, 9783631641309, 9783653030822.