Abstract
On the basis of a theory by B. Schlesinger a method is described which permits direct observation and measurement of man's experience. Neurological identification of a syndrome comprising bodily and mental symptoms of fatigue led to a pilot test on aging with old, young, and fatigued Ss. The marked influence of the object, i.e., its quality and its “right” or “left” preferred orientation, was observed and led to two exclusively object-oriented studies, one applying direct viewing and one using a reticule. The former was repeated by Tent (Marburg) with confirming results. The latter now in use showed that systematic training of selected Ss could achieve about 94% agreement on spatial determinants. The method permits the development of a new kind of personality analysis, based on concepts derived from direct observation of factors of experience.
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