Curiosity Begins As An Act

Both Expectations And Memories Are More Than Mere Images Founded On Previous Experience.

It Is More Difficult To Designate This Form Of Conation On Its Practical Side By A Satisfactory Name.

The Mental Act Of Sensation Which Issues In Reflex Movement Is So Simple As To Defy Analysis.

For Psychological Purposes The Most Important Differences In Conation Are Those In Virtue Of Which The Object Is Revealed As Sensed Or Perceived Or Imaged Or Remembered Or Thought.

It May Be Added, To Prevent Misunderstanding, That When I Speak Of Contemplated Objects In This Last Phrase As Objects Of Contemplation, The Act Of Contemplation Itself Is Of Course An Enjoyment.