Download or read book The American Journal of Psychology, 1887, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Granville Stanley Hall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Psychology, 1887, Vol. 1 Of the many names which have been given to this phenomenon, viz.: knee phenomenon, patellar tendon reflex, myotatic contraction, knee-kick, knee-jerk, the last has commended itself to the writer, because it calls attention to the peculiar sud denness of the movement, and does not imply any thing with regard to the nature of the process. The author takes this opportunity to express his thanks to Prof. H. Newell Martin and Professor G. Stanley Hall, for their valuable advice and their great courtesy. He takes pleasure, also, in acknowl edging his indebtedness to his cc-worker in this research. All the experiments were made upon the writer by his wife, and their value is greatly enhanced by the accuracy and care with which her work was done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.