(5) Bruner, F. G. "Hearing of Primitive Peoples," _Archives of Psychology_, No. 11. New York, 1908. (6) Woodworth, R. S. "Racial Differences in Mental Traits," _Science_, new series, XXI (1910), 171-86. (7) Morse, Josiah. "A Comparison of White and Colored Children Measured by the Binet-Simon Scale of Intelligence," _Popular Science Monthly_, LXXXIVC (1914), 75-79. (8) Ferguson, G. O., Jr. "The Psychology of the Negro, an Experimental Study," _Archives of Psychology_, No. 36. New York, 1916. [Bibliography.] TOPICS FOR WRITTEN THEMES 1. Cooley's Conception of Human Nature 2. Human Nature and the Instincts 3. Human Nature and the Mores 4. Studies in the Evolution of the Mores; Prohibition, Birth Control, the Social Status of Children 5. Labor Management as a Problem in Human Nature 6. Human Nature in Politics 7. Personality and the Self 8. Personality as a Sociological Concept 9. Temperament, Milieu, and Social Types; the Politician, Labor Leader, Minister, Actor, Lawyer, Taxi Driver, Chorus Girl, etc. 10. Bohemian, Philistine, and Genius 11. The Beggar, Vagabond, and Hobo 12. Literature as Source Material for the Study of Character 13. Outstanding Personalities in a Selected Community 14. Autobiography as Source Material for the Study of Human Nature 15. Individual and Racial Differences Compared 16. The Man of Genius as a Biological and a Sociological Product 17. The Jukes and Kindred Studies of Inferior Groups 18. History of the Binet-Simon Tests 19. Mental Measurements and Vocational Guidance 20. Psychiatry and Juvenile Delinquency 21. Recent Studies of the Adolescent Girl 22. Mental Inferiority and Crime QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Is human nature that which is fundamental and alike in all individuals or is it those qualities which we recognize and appreciate as human when we meet them in individuals? 2. What is the relation between original nature and the environment? 3. What is the basis for the distinction made by Thorndike between reflexes, instincts, and inborn capacities? 4. Read carefully Thorndike's _Inventory of Original Tendencies_. What illustrations of the different original traits occur to you? 5. What do you understand by Park's statement that man is not born human? 6. "Human nature is a superstructure." What value has this metaphor? What are its limitations? Suggest a metaphor which more adequately illustrates the relation of original nature to acquired nature. 7. In what sense can it be said that habit is a means of controlling original nature? 8. What, according to Park, is the relation of character to instinct and habit? Do you agree with him? 9. What do you understand by the statement that "original nature is blind?" 10. What relation has an ideal to (a) instinct and (b) group life? 11. In what sense may we speak of the infant as the "natural man"? 12. To what extent are racial differences (a) those of original nature, (b) those acquired from experience?