An elementary psychology (revised edition)

Abstract

Reviews the book, An Elementary Psychology (Revised Edition) by D. E. Phillips (1927). The sub-title, "Suggestions for the Interpretation of Human Life and Conduct," best characterizes this elementary text. The primary aim of the author is to fill the beginning student with enthusiasm to know and with a desire to solve the problems of human life and conduct. The reader is specifically warned that the author is not writing for the scientific critic but for young people who must begin with an interpretation of life as they find it. Rigorous definitions and distinctions are to be avoided in the interest of an open, inquiring, attitude of mind. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)