CHAPTER VII THE INDIVIDUALISTIC PREDOMINATING MIND FACULTIES A few years ago a well-known writer, whom I cannot recall, brought out what he termed the brain faculties certain faculties that seem to predominate the life of mankind. In this text-book I have termed them as mind faculties on account of their striking fitness in the science of human engineering. They are thus explained: FACULTY OF COLOR: The designation of this faculty explains its functions, namely, that of conveying to the mind from the general memory impressions of color, that is: contiguous combinations of psychophysical color units. FACULTY OF FORM: This faculty conveys to the mind ideas concerning impressions of visible forms being only concerned with the forms and shapes of objects as represented in a photograph, namely: liking for drawing; perceiving resemblances between people. FACULTY OF SIZE: This has the function of perceiving one visible size of objects. Its function is manifestly different from that of the faculty of form. FACULTY OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE: This faculty has the function of perceiving and conveying to the mind impressions concerning articulate sounds. FACULTY OF PITCH (TUNE): This faculty conveys to the mind impressions of the pitch of sounds which form the basis of all music. FACULTY FOR THE PERCEPTION OF ODORS: This faculty conveys to the mind impressions of various odors and discriminates between them. It is more developed in animals. FACULTY OF PERCEPTION OF TASTES: This faculty conveys to the mind impressions of taste. Tastes can be arranged in a physical series from which psychophysical series can be constructed. FACULTY OF TACTILE PERCEPTION: This faculty plays a very important part in aiding the mind to form correct ideas of the qualities of surrounding objects. FACULTY OF PERCEPTION OF TEMPERATURE: By means of this faculty ideas are gained of the temperature of surrounding objects and so the body is protected from the injurious effects of heat and cold. |