Excerpt from Studies in Psychology of Reading, Vol. 1<br><br>This volume initiates a new series of publications consisting mainly of research papers based upon investigations in the Read ing Clinic under the direction of Dr. Joseph Tiffin. While from one aspect this unit is a service station both for students within the University and for persons outside who have difficulty in reading, naturally a large number of experimental investigations are in progress. Among those that have been completed and have not been published elsewhere are the studies herein reported.<br><br>These studies clearly demonstrate that the psychology of read ing has not been reduced merely to such physiological factors. As eye-movement and functions of the vocal cords. More and more in the offing from the systematic point of view lie the mental components of attention, comprehension, and meaning. Many advantages appear when the technical applications of psy chology to experiences of everyday life can be made to redound to the credit Of pure experimental psychology. Always new problems are suggested when the facts of science are utilized in a practical way.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.