Such a child is constantly thinking of things by their movement equivalents.

Muscular sensations throng up in consciousness at every possible signal and by every train of association; so it is not at all surprising that all informations, instructions, warnings, reproofs, suggestions, pass right through such a child's consciousness and express themselves by the channels of movement.

Hence the impulsive, restless, domineering, unmeditative character of the child.

We may now endeavour to describe a little more closely his higher mental traits.
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In the first place the motor mind tends to _very quick generalization_.