Abstract
While psychologists are amply aware of the value of chemical substances for their effects upon organisms, they do not appear to realize the great theoretical value of interdisciplinary cooperation between chemistry and psychology. This fact is well exemplified in the treatment by psychologists of perceiving behavior. Instead of considering the importance of the chemistry of stimulus objects in psychological interactions, they resort to historical theory that things and their qualities are created by a brain-sensorium.
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Observer Comments and Queries: The Role of Chemistry in the Domain of Psychology. Psychol Rec 24, 267–270 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394243
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