The Psychology Of Reasoning : Binet 1899 [ Hypnotism , Ex Libris GM Whipple ]
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First Edition of Unusual Work on Hypnotism and Reason by Pioneering French Psychologist Alfred Binet Owned By Early Intelligence Test Creator GM Whipple
Binet, Alfred. The Psychology of Reasoning Based On Experimental Researches In Hypnotism. Open Court Publishing Company. Chicago. 1899. First US Edition.
The first US edition of the first book by noted French psychologist, Dr. Alfred Binet, Director of the Laboratory of Physiological Psychology at the Sorbonne, written during his time as a researcher at the Salpetriere Hospital. Through his association with Charles Frere, to whom this book is dedicated, Binet came to know and study under pioneering neurologist and hypnotist Jean-Martin Charcot, who worked at the hospital for 33 years. After an initial period of mentorship, Binet split with Charcot and became interested in developmental psychology following the birth of his children. In addition to this book, he is best remembered for the development of the Binet-Simon Test, created in 1905, as one of the first efforts to objectively measure the intelligence and learning aptitude of school children.
This copy was formerly owned by Prof. Guy Montrose Whipple (1876 – 1941) of Cornell University, founding editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology, known for developing early personality and intelligence tests, including the Army Alpha and Beta tests used to analyze WWI draftees. A correspondent and sometimes rival of the author, Whipple both criticized and built upon Binet’s work.
191pp + [4] ads. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Minor soiling to back board. Ink spot to text block fore edge affecting margins of first free endpaper, title, and dedication. Owner’s stamp in purple ink to pastedown and first free endpaper, as well as pen annotation. Very good.
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