ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B

›› 1959, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (04): 27-38.

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STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND THEIR PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISM

LUNG SHU-HSIU AND LIU FAN (Institute of Psychology, Academia Sinica)   

  • Published:1959-08-25 Online:1959-08-25

Abstract: This is a summary of the research work of Chinese psychologists with respect to psychological processes and their physiological mechanisms in the last ten years. The authors first present briefly the aspects of Chinese psychology in relation to the studies of psychological processes and their physiological mechanism before the Liberation, and then proceed to describe the developments of these fields in this decade as well as the theoretical viewpoints held by the psychological workers. The main parts of this paper are predominantly dealt with the explanation of the results of research work which include studies concerning the perception of motion, the measurements of auditory threshold the coordinated activities of the primary and secondary signal systems, skill and mastering of motor activities, and also the animals' analizing and synthesizing abilities, the type characteristics of children and animals' higher nervous activities and the interactions of higher nervous activities within the central nervous system. Lastly, authors gave their evaluation of the studies in the last ten years just mentioned and their opinions pertaining to the future developments.

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