To simplify the material of a science is one of the purposes of a laboratory, and simplification is worthwhile whenever it does not actually falsify. But the experimental psychologist has no corner on simplification. The psychoanalytic couch is a simplified world, and so is any test situation. (p. 342)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 23: Current Trends in Experimental Psychology. Quote 1
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