Attention and interest: a study in psychology and education

This book is an essay on the psychology of attention and interest - an attempt to clarify and systematize many of the facts revealed in the course of numerous experiments in psychological laboratories. The author felt obliged not to adhere to any special theory or school, but to present the facts as they appear. The presentation of the subject in the categories "description", "illustration", "development", "explanation" and "definition" corresponds to more modern and scientific concepts presented in books on physiology, embryology, zoology, medicine, etc. Some may differ from the author regarding the precise delineation of various aspects of the subject. However, the facts do not change due to any scheme of presentation.