Recent Soviet Psychology attempts to discuss previous approaches to Russian psychological literature on the part of English-speaking specialists, Russian attitudes to their own psychology, and the fields of interest of Russian psychology as represented in this compendium. This collection is divided into three sections. The main themes covered by these sections are physiology, speech, and education. In the section dealing with physiology, topics such as the typological properties and psychological manifestations of the nervous system are examined. Other topics in this section include conditioned reflex, sense of touch, image in touch, sensitivity, and sensory memory. The last two sections are devoted to discussing voluntary movements; study and investigation of speech, speech problems, and thought; and learning. This text will be invaluable to those interested in Soviet psychology, as well as to psychology students and experts. Content: Front Matter , Page 3 Copyright , Page 4 PREFACE , Pages 7-8 , R.H. THOULESS RECENT SOVIET PSYCHOLOGY: INTRODUCTION , Pages 9-20 , N. O'CONNOR TYPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS , Pages 21-51 , B.M. TEPLOV INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE STRENGTH AND SENSITIVITY OF BOTH VISUAL AND AUDITORY ANALYSERS , Pages 52-74 , V.D. NEBYLITSYN FEATURES OF THE AFFERENT APPARATUS OF THE CONDITIONED REFLEX AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR PSYCHOLOGY , Pages 75-103 , P.K. ANOKHIN THE DYNAMICS OF “TRANSFER” OF CONDITIONED REFLEX CONNECTIONS FROM ONE SIGNAL SYSTEM TO THE OTHER , Pages 104-122 , V.S. MERLIN ON THE THEORY OF THE SENSE OF TOUCH , Pages 123-130 , B.G. ANAN'EV SOME THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF THE IMAGE IN TOUCH , Pages 131-140 , L.M. VEKKER DISCRIMINATIVE SENSITIVITY AND SENSORY MEMORY: MATERIAL INVOLVING DISCRIMINATION AND RECOGNITION OF PITCH OF SOUNDS , Pages 141-164 , B.M. TEPLOV, M.N. BORISOVA THE GENESIS OF VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS , Pages 165-185 , A.R. LURIA REFLEX RECEPTOR MECHANISMS , Pages 186-194 , YE.N. SOKOLOV APPLICATION OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY TO THE STUDY OF SPEECH , Pages 195-209 , F.V. BASSIN, E.S. BEIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF SPEECH , Pages 210-226 , L.A. NOVIKOVA LEARNING AS A PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGY , Pages 227-246 , A.N. LEONT'EV FORMATION OF ELEMENTARY GEOMETRICAL CONCEPTS AND THEIR DEPENDENCE ON DIRECTED PARTICIPATION BY THE PUPILS , Pages 247-272 , P.YA. GAL'PERIN, N.F. TALYZINA THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSCIOUS CONTROL OF MOVEMENTS IN MAN , Pages 273-289 , A.V. ZAPOROZHETS THE NATURE OF THE CONTRAST ILLUSION , Pages 290-303 , I.T. BZHALAVA STUDIES ON THOUGHT AND SPEECH PROBLEMS BY PSYCHOLOGISTS OF THE GEORGIAN S.S.R. , Pages 304-326 , R.G. NATADZE AUTHOR INDEX , Pages 327-330 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 331-334
