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Peer reviewedKreppner, Kurt – Developmental Psychology, 1992
Recounts the career of William L. Stern. Stern developed a personalistic psychology emphasizing the individual's role and the importance of context in development. Stern's contributions to developmental psychology concerned: (1) the tension between activity and reactivity in the developing individual; (2) the exchange between a person and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Egocentrism, Individual Development, Nature Nurture Controversy
Peer reviewedSeashore, Carl E. – Music Educators Journal, 1979
This article originally appeared in March, 1940 as "Why No Great Women Composers?" The author, a psychologist, finds no sex differences in music achievement traceable to ability or opportunity, but feels that a woman's fundamental urge is to be loved, while a man's is to achieve in a career. (SJL)
Descriptors: Ability, Females, Goal Orientation, Males
Missinne, Leo E.; Wilcox, Victoria – 1981
This paper discusses the life, theories, and therapeutic techniques of psychotherapist, Viktor E. Frankl. A brief biography of Frankl is included discussing the relationship of his early experiences as a physician to his theory of personality. Frankl's theory focusing on man's need for meaning and emphasizing the spiritual dimension in each human…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Autobiographies, Counseling Theories, Group Therapy
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Joseph A. – Negro Educational Review, 1987
The following instruments for measuring Black personality use the world view and cultural orientations of Africa have been developed and are described: (1) the Black Personality Questionnaire; (2) the Black Preference Inventory; (3) the Black Opinion Scale; (4) the Themes of Black Awareness Test; (5) the Themes Concerning Blacks Test; and (6) the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education
Agada, John – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1984
Reviews personality studies examining relationship between personality and choice of librarianship as profession and observes changes in theories and methods of measurement that have taken place over past 35 years. A brief overview of different approaches to understanding personality and summary of theories of vocational choice are presented. (72…
Descriptors: Career Choice, History, Learning Theories, Librarians
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1956
The conference theme was Testing--Then and Now, based upon the assumption that psychometrists should review their origins and look forward to their future. In the area of intelligence testing, Nancy Bayley discussed the research that re-assessed previous concepts of the nature of intellectual growth and decline. Thelma Thurstone discussed new…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum Development
