Whyte, Adam Gowans
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The Psychology of Reasoning: Based on Experimental Researches in Hypnotism / Alfred Binet ; Translated by Adam Gowans Whyte. 3rd ed. Religion of science library 47. Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company, 1912
Book — Box 1, Book: 5
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First published in 1886 as La psychologie du raisonnement, Binet's book explored perception and reasoning through hypnosis. Working at Salpêtrière, Paris with Charles Féré and Jean-Martin Charcot, the director of a clinic,the psychologist believed that people with weakened, unstable nervous systems were susceptible to hypnosis.
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Publication: 1912