24 THOMAS WILLIAM BROCKBANK 



Table IV-D presents the distance totals of the 45-day 

 group at 1 trial per day. The respective distances of each 

 day's trial were computed by ration from the measure- 

 ments of tracings obtained through the camera lucida, 

 and the totals as here presented were summed on the 

 adding machine. The object of computing the totals 

 which this table presents was to ascertain whether distance 

 in learning had influence in redintegration, either in par- 

 ticular alleys or in total result. No positive result was 

 obtained on this point, as the table clearly shows. However, 

 a subsidiary fact is evident, namely, that the distances 

 generally diminishes toward the center of the maze with 

 the exception of the last alley, where " fear " or timidity 

 may intervene; but at the same time there are striking 

 instances in which the rule does not hold, e. g., in the first 

 record of the present table. The reduction of distance 

 toward the center may have been expected, inasmuch as 

 the construction of the maze is such that this result would 

 be almost inevitable. But that distance in learning seems 

 to bear no specific influence on distance in redintegration 

 is an important fact and the necessary finding to eliminate 

 distance as a prime factor in the consideration of final 

 conclusions. The distance traversed in successive alleys, 

 therefore, is not of such importance as the establishing of 

 integration of turning where the dominant " error " is 

 produced. There would not be excessive distance if no 

 " error " was produced. 



As has already been observed in previous pages, the 

 maze is a compound of lesser problems which are located 

 specifically at the successive turns. Turning to Figure 1, 

 it may be seen that the serial order of integrations in the 

 treading of the maze proceeds, first, w4th the acquiring of 

 perfect integration of movement away from the entrance, 

 or start, to the right; second, the solution of turn 1, which 

 consists in the acquiring of perfect integration of move- 

 ment in making the 180-degree turn to the left in passing 

 from alley 1 to alley 2 ; third, the acquirement of similar 

 integration, as in turn 1 at turn 2, except that here the 

 turn is to the right and so on through the series of successive 

 turns to the center. 



