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he soon finds himself hampered by the paucity of 

 knowledge in those fields to which he would naturally 

 turn for helpful suggestions. It would be very de- 

 sirable to have a more adequate knowledge of the 

 inner mechanism of orientation. It would be very 

 helpful to have a deeper insight into the physiology 

 of irritability. We know little of the processes cov- 

 ered by the word stimulation. We are still looking 

 for a satisfactory explanation of the curious phe- 

 nomenon of inhibition. The behaviorist may discover 

 many facts of Interest and value regarding the re- 

 versal of tropisms, but before arriving at an ade- 

 quate explanation of this perplexing phenomenon he 

 may have to wait until some of the more general and 

 fundamental problems of Irritability have been 

 solved. 



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