OUTLINE OF A STUDY OF THE SELF i6 



(c) Mental development. Observe, especially in memory and by the examina- 

 tion of products of your school work and recreations, the development of these 

 aspects of your mental self: — observational ability (quickness, accuracy), 

 memory (quickness in learning, ease and accuracy of recall), imagination (nature, 

 extent), reasoning ability (were you broad-minded, logical, fair ?), emotions 

 (strong and frequent or weak), sentiments (for things, for. people? many? 

 few ? strong or weak ?) ; artistic, moral and religious sentiments especially 

 deserve description. 



The following outline is suggested as a guide in studying your mental develop- 

 ment : ^ 



Sensations : 



Discrimination. 

 Range. 



Imagery: 

 Type. 

 Range and effectiveness. 



Chief likes and dislikes : 



Food, persons, clothing, natural phenomena, etc. 



Apperceptive tendencies: 

 Attention. 



To what chiefly ? 



Range. 



Persistence. 

 Chief association patterns. 



Memory: 



Best for what ? 



Type : visual, auditory, etc. Literal or logical. 



Learning and recall. 



Thought: 



Concepts most readily formed. 

 Judgment : best in what direction ? 

 Reasoning. Were you logical, broad-minded, fair ? 

 Did you estimate yourself correctly ? 



^ For methods of measuring mental functions see Whipple's " Manual of mental and physical 

 tests " (Baltimore, 1914), and Stern's " The psychological methods of testing intelligence " (Balti- 

 more, 1 9 14.) 



