| (1) Laboratory—Rake | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F. | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| H. | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||||||||
| V. | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| S. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Bl. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| By. | | | – | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
| Bs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ht. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||
| J. | | | | | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | | | | | | | | | | | |||
- (1) Laboratory—Rake.
- (2) Experiment—Butterfly.
- (3) Gymnasium—Stamens.
TABLE V.—continuted
| | | – | + | α | β | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | { | 22 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 38.6% | 43.9% | 7.0% | 10.5% | |||
| F. | { | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.4% | 82.6% | |||||
| H. | { | 4 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5% | 59.6% | 30.9% | ||||
| V. | { | 7 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 12.8% | 70.7% | 3.7% | 12.8% | |||
| S. | { | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24.4% | 75.6% | |||||
| Bl. | { | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100.0% | ||||||
| By. | { | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 25.5% | 37.1% | 16.5% | 20.9% | |||
| Bs. | { | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |
| 39.1% | 52.2% | 8.7% | ||||
| Ht. | { | 10 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 32.3% | 35.4% | 32.3% | ||||
| J. | { | 17 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| 32.1% | 15.1% | 28.3% | 24.5% | |||
| Totals | { | 86 | 221 | 63 | 8 | 29 |
| 21.2% | 54.3% | 15.4% | 1.9% | 7.2% |
Number of subjects, 10; number of sections, 3; number of experiments, 27; number of associations, 407.
GROUP VI
What modification of influence takes place when an auditory impression in the form of a word of abstract nature (the pure abstract words are taken later) is given in comparison with a concrete noun? The tables indicate that we are now able partly to overcome the disadvantage of first position by the advantage of concrete content. 24% of the associations are the result of total fusion; there are eight cases of total fusion throughout the series, and seven where total fusion took place before the third word and continued. There are two cases where the first was followed throughout, and but one where the second was followed exclusively. The tables indicate that there were very few words. Some of the subjects claim, "These words did not seem equally rich in associations. I was not at all conscious of the one while the other was in consciousness." (H.) The most characteristic feature here was, as Br. also indicates, "Great amount of rivalry at the beginning of the series"; while Bs. states, "There was a lot of confusion and a feeling of groping for words." Br. adds later, "For some seconds association seemed obstructed. Then by an effort the process was started which followed an involuntary course. A kind of confused presence of both words." Another subject adds, "There was a long blank after the words were said in which both words were balancing off in the fringe of consciousness and the mind expectant, passively waiting for an association to turn up. The hesitant period seemed marked by an attempt at a synthesis of these two words in some way."
SUBJECT XIX
Lamp—Justice.