Preface

and criticized his theory : Gordon W . Allport ,

the chapter devoted to
Raymond B . Cattell,
H . J. Eysenck , Kurt Goldstein , Carl Jung , Neal
E . Miller , Gardner Murphy , Henry A . Murray , Carl Rogers , Robert
,
R . Sears and William Sheldon . In addition to illuminating comments
concerning the chapter dealing with his own theory , Gordon Allport
provided us with penetrating criticisms and generative suggestions con
all
cerning the remaining chapters
of He also used many the chap

of
.

us
ters his undergraduate and graduate courses and provided with
in

We are greatly

in
the comments and suggestions

of
these students

.
debted not only these Harvard and Radcliffe students but also

to
to

many students Western Reserve University who read and com

at

mented upon the chapters We are pleased acknowledge our fur

to
.
the following individuals each

of
ther indebtedness whom read and
to

,
by

or
improved their suggestions one more chapters John this book

in

:
Atkinson Raymond Bauer Urie Bronfenbrenner Arthur Combs
,

,
A

A
.

Anthony Davids Frieda Fromm Reichmann Eugene Hartley Ern

,

,
-

.
L
est Hilgard Robert Holt Edward Jones George Klein Her
,

,
R

E
.

, . S.
bert McClosky George Mandler James March Maslow
,

,
H
A
.

. .
Theodore Newcomb Helen Perry Stewart Perry Brewster
,

,
M

M
S

E
.

.
Smith Donald Snygg Stevens Patrick Suppes John Thibaut
,

,
S

S
.
.

Edward Tolman and Otto Will We are indebted Heinz

to
us Jr
,

,
C

A
.

and Rowena Ansbacher for providing with page proof

of
their book
The Individual Psychology Alfred Adler prior publication
of

its
to

It
.
was very helpful writing the section per
on
us

theory

of
Adler
in
to

's

in
sonality the final preparation the manuscript we received
of
In
.

valuable assistance from Virginia Caldwell Marguerite Dickey and

,

,
Kenneth Wurtz
.

by

The completion this volume was greatly half year

of

facilitated
to a

by Western Reserve University

of

leave absence granted Calvin

S
.

Hall and by the Be

at

fellowshipthe Center for Advanced Study

in
a

havioral Sciences granted Gardner Lindzey The writing was also

to

.
by

the permission granted Lindzey

of

facilitated use the facilities

to

the Dartmouth College Library during the summer

of

1954
.

CALVIN HALL
S
.

GARDNER LINDZEY