The Theoretical Aspect of Psychology

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Arlitt, A. S. Psychology of Infancy and Early Childhood. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1928. Pp. 228. $2.00.

Gesell, A. Infancy and Human Growth. New York: Macmillan, 1928, Pp. 418. $3.50.

Watson, J. B. Psychological Care of Infant and Child. New York: Norton, 1928. Pp. 195. $2.00. Reviewed by C. J. Warden

Taylor, W. S. Morton Prince and Abnormal Psychology. New York: Appleton, 1928. Pp. xi + 137. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

De Sanctis, S. Religious Conversion: A Bio-psychological Study. Translated by Helen Augur. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1927. Pp. 324. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Freud, S. The Ego and the Id. Translation by Joan Riviere. London: Hogarth Press, 1927. Pp. 88. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Burrow, T. The Social Basis of Consciousness. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1927. Pp. xviii + 256. $4.00. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Brousseau, K., &; Brainerd, H. G. Mongolism: A Study of the Physical and Mental Characteristics of Mongolian Imbeciles. Baltimore: Williams &; Wilkins, 1928. Pp. 210. $4.50. Reviewed by Myra W. Kuenzel     

A Comparison of Rorschach Responses Between Negro and White College Students

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David, Henry P. and Brengelmann, J.C., (eds.). Perspectives In Personality Research. New York: Springer, Inc., 1960. 370 pp. $7.50. Reviewed by Kenneth R. Wurtz

Gottsegen, Monroe G. and Gottsegen, Gloria B. Professional School Psychology. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1960, Pp. 292, $7.75. Reviewed by Henry L. Levy

Klopfer, Walter G. The Psychological Report: Use and Communication of Psychological Findings. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1960. Pp. ix and 146. Reviewed by Dale S. Higbee     

Book Reviews

DesLauriers, Austin. The experience of reality in childhood schizophrenia. New York: International University Press, 1962, pp. 215. Reviewed by Sohan Lal Sharma.

Farberow, Norman L., Ph. D. and Shneidman, Edwin S., Ph. D., The Cry for Help, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961, 388 pp., $9.95. Reviewed by Irving R. Stone.

Hirt, Michael (Ed.) Rorschach Science. New York: Glencoe Free Press. 1962. Pp. ix + 438. $8.50 Reviewed by Marvin R. Goldfried.

Kataguchi, Yasufumi, editor. Rorschachiana Japonica, Volume 5. Tokyo Institute of Rorschach Research, Seishin Book Co., 1962, Pp. 275. Reviewed by Bertram R. Forer.

Klopfer, B. & Davidson, Helen. The Rorschach Technique:: An Introductory Manual. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962, pp. 245. Reviewed by Mortimer M. Meyer.

Tomkins, Silvan S. Affect, Imagery, Consciousness. Vol. I, “The Positive Affects”. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1962. Reviewed by S. Z. Dudek.

Tallent, Norman. Clinical psychological consultation: A rationale and guide to team practice. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1963. Pp. xviii and 298. Reviewed by Dale Higbee.     

A Study of Direct Suggestibility and Social Introversion as Related to Auditory Threshold and to Reaction-Time During Reverie

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Cattell, R. B. Personality: A Systematic Theoretical and Factual Study. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. Pp. 689. Reviewed by Sister Mary Amatora, O.S.F.     

An Analysis of the Effect of the Test Situation upon the Rorschach Record: Formal Scoring Characteristics

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Andrew, Gwen; Hartwell, Samuel W.; Hutt, Max L.; and Walton, Ralph E. The Michigan Picture Test. Chicago: Science Research Associates, 1953. Reviewed by Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D.

Beck, Samuel J. The Six Schizophrenias: Reaction Patterns in Children and Adults. New York: The American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc. 1954. Pp. x + 238. Reviewed by Mortimer M. Meyer.

Bellak, Leopold. The Thematic Apperception Test and the Children's Apperception Test in Clinical Use. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1954. pp. 282. $6.75. Reviewed by Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D.

Meehl, Paul E. Clinical versus statistical prediction. A theoretical analysis and a review of the evidence. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1954. Pp. x + 149. Reviewed by Kenneth B. Little

Rubinstein, Eli A., and Lorr, Maurice (Eds.). A Survey of Clinical Practice in Psychology. New York: International Universities Press, 1954, pp. 363. Reviewed by Ruth S. Tolman

Sarason, S. B. The Clinical Interaction: with special reference to the Rorschach. New York: Harper Brothers, 1954. Pp. X + 425. Reviewed by Mortimer M. Meyer

Ulett, George. Rorschach Introductory Manual: A Primer for the Clinical Psychiatric Worker; With Interpretative Diagram to Permit Clinical Use While Learning the Ink-blot Technique; Beverly Hills: Western Psychological Services, 1955; Price: $3.50. Reviewed by Walter G. Klopfer, Ph.D.     

Books

Köhler, W. Gestalt Psychology. (3rd printing, revised.) New York: Liveright, 1929. Pp. x+402. Reviewed by R. M. Ogden

Prince, M. Clinical and Experimental Studies in Personality. Cambridge, Mass.: Sci-Art Publishers, 1929. Pp. xvi+559. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Wheeler, R. H. The Science of Psychology. New York: Crowell, 1929. Pp. xvii+556. Reviewed by P. H. Ewert

Marston, W. M. Emotions of Normal People. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1928. Pp. xiii+405. Reviewed by Frank A. Geldard     

Changes in Attitudes in a Group of College Students during their College Course and after Graduation

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(Hayakawa, S. I. Language in Thought and Action. New York: Harcourt. Brace, 1949. Pp. 307.) Reviewed by William E. Galt

(Pastore, N. The Nature-Nurture Controversy. New York: King's Crown Press, 1949. Pp. 213.) Reviewed by George K. Morlan     

Books

Maccurdy, J. T. Common Principles In Psychology And Physiology. Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1928. Pp. Xvii + 284. Reviewed by James Drever.

Brasol, B. The Elements Of Crime. New York: Oxford University Press, 1927. Pp. Xi + 433. $5.00. Reviewed by Carl Murchison

Luckiesh, M. Foundations Of The Universe. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1925. Pp. Vii + 245. $3.00. Reviewed by Carl Murchison

Watson, J. B. Psychological Care Of Infant And Child. New York: Norton, 1928. Pp. 195. $2.00. Reviewed by M. Goodrie

Herskovits, M. J. The American Negro. New York: Knopf, 1928. Pp. Xiv + 92. $2.00 Reviewed by Carl Murchison

Rickman, J. Index Psychoanalyticus. London: Hogarth, 1928. Pp. 276. 18S. Reviewed by Carl Murchison     

Significance of a Preponderance of Human Movement Responses on the Rorschach in Children Below Age Ten

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Beck, Samuel J. Rorschach's Test III. Advance in Interpretation. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1952. Reviewed by Mortimer M. Meyer

Brower, Daniel and Abt, Lawrence Progress in Clinical Psychology. Volume I. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1952. Reviewed by Ohmer Milton

Buhler, C., Smitter, F., and Richardson, S. Childhood Problems and the Teacher. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1952. Pp. 372, $3.75. Reviewed by Lois Barclay Murphy

Jolles, Isaac. A Catalogue for the Qualitative Interpretation of the H-T-P. Beverly Hills: Western Psychological Services, 1952, 97 pp. Reviewed by Wilson H. Guertin

Kinget, Marian G., The Drawing-Completion Test. New York: Grune and Stratton, Inc., 1952. Reviewed by Fred Brown

Meili, Richard. Lehrbuch der Psychologischen Diagnostik. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber, 1951, 372 pp. Reviewed by Walther Joel

Szondi, L. Experimental Diagnostics of Drives (Translated by Gertrude Aull). New York: Grune and Stratton, 1952, 220 pp. Reviewed by Henry P. David     

Scores of Spanish-Speaking Children on Repeated Tests

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(Burrow, T. The Biology of Human Conflict. New York: Macmillan, 1937. Pp. 435.) Reviewed By William Galt

(Wheeler, R. H. The Science of Psychology. New York: Crowell, 1940. Pp. 436.) Reviewed By David G. Ryans     

Learning of a Pet's Conure

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(Goldstein, K. The Organism. New York: American Book, 1939. Pp. 519.) Reviewed By L. A. Pennington

(Pratt, C. C. The Logic of Modern Psychology. New York: Macmillan, 1939. Pp. 185.) Reviewed By Ralph W. Erickson     

Books

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Lynd, R. S., & Merrell, H. Middletown, a Study in Contemporary American Culture. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1929. Pp. 550. $5.00.

Mead, M. Coming of Age in Samoa. New York: Morrow, 1928. Pp. 297. $3.00.

Hollingworth, L. S. The Psychology of the Adolescent. New York: Appleton, 1928. Pp. 227. $2.50.

Chadwick, M. Difficulties of Child Development. New York: Day, 1928. Pp. 411. $4.00.

Johnson, Harriet M. Children in the Nursery School. New York: Day, 1928. Pp. 325. $3.00.

Gesell, A. Infancy and Human Growth. New York: Macmillan, 1928. Pp. 418. $3.50. Reviewed by Helen McM. Bott

Hamilton, G. V. A Research in Marrige. New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. Pp. 570. $10.00

Hamilton, G. V. & Macgowan, K. What is Wrong With Marriage? New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. Pp. 319. $3.00. Reviewed by Ernest R. Groves

Hollingworth, H. H. Vocational Psychology and Character Analysis. New York: Appleton, 1929. Pp. 409. $3.00. Reviewed by June E. Downey

Cason, H. Common annoyances: a psychological study of every-day aversions and irritations. Psychol. Monog., 1920, 40, No. 182. Pp. v+218.

Kroh, O. Die Psychologie des Grundschulkindes. Friedrich Mann's Päd. Mag., 1930, No. 1122. Päd. Untersuchungen (V. Reihe: Untersuchungen zur Psychologie und Theorie der Bildung), No. 1. Pp. 352. 6,60 RM.

Lasswell, H. D. Psychopathology and politics. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1930. Pp. x+286. $3.00.

Maeterlinck, M. The life of the ant. (Trans. by Bernard Miall.) New York: Day, 1930. Pp. xiii+282.

Seligman, E. R. A., & Johnson, A. [Eds.] Encyclopedia of the social sciences. Vol. II: All-Bri. New York: Macmillan, 1930. Pp. xxvii+ 646. $7.50.

Saint-Paul, G. Invertis et homosexuals. Paris: Vigot, 1930. Pp. 158. 15 frs.

Wheeler, R. H. Readings in psychology. New York: Crowell, 1930. Pp. x+597. $3.97.     

Contents of Volume 88 (2007)

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Molly R. Harrower, Editor Recent Advances in Diagnostic Psychological Testing. New York: 1951, 131 pp. Reviewed by Lawrence Edwin Abt, Ph.D.

Hellersberg, Elisabeth F. The Individual's Relation to Reality in Our Culture. Springfield, Ill. Charles C. Thomas, 1950. Pp X + 130. Reviewed by John N. Buck     

The Comparative Value of Two Geometry Prognosis tests in Predicting Success in Plane Geometry

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(Sheldon, W. H. The Varieties of Temperament. New York: Harper, 1942. Pp. 520.) Reviewed by Nathan Israeli.

(Goldstein, K., &; Scheerer, M. Abstract and Concrete Behavior. Psychol. Monog., 1941, 53, No. 2. Pp. 151.) Reviewed by W. Eliasberg.

(Sanders, J. H. Chains of Shadows. New York: Rwell, 1943. Pp. 318.) Reviewed by Anne Anastasi and John P. Foley, Jr.     

Book Review

Rosanoff, A. J. [Ed.] Manual of Psychiatry. (6th Ed. Rev.) New York: Wiley; London: Chapman & Hall. 1927. Pp. xvi + 697. $6.00. Reviewed by J. W. Bridges.

Kelley, T. L. Interpretation of Educational Measurements. Yonkers: World Book, 1927. Pp. xiii + 363. $2.20. Reviewed by Raymond R. Willoughby.

Briffault, R. The Mothers. New York: Macmillan, 1927. 3 vols. Pp. xix + 781; xx + 789; xv + 841. $27.00. Reviewed by Carl Murchison.

Griffith, C. R. General Introduction to Psychology. (Rev. Ed.) New York: Macmillan, 1928. Pp. xix + 607. $2.75. Reviewed by Carl Murchison.

Gates, G. S. The Modern Cat: Her Mind and Manners. New York: Macmillan, 1928. Pp. xvi + 196. $2.00. Reviewed by Carl Murchison.     

The Content of Experimental Manuals in Psychology

Murphy, G. An Historical Introduction to Modern Psychology. (Supplement by H. Klüver.) New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1929. Pp. xvii+470. Reviewed by G. S. Brett.

Pillsbury, W. B. The History of Psychology. New York: Norton, 1929. Pp. 326. Reviewed by G. S. Brett.     

Faking Good on the MCMI–III: Implications for Child Custody Evaluations

Jean Piaget, Paul Fraisse and Maurice Reuchlin. Paul Fraisse and Jean Piaget (Eds.). Experimental Psychology: Its Scope and Methods. Vol. 1. History and Method. New York: Basic Books, 1968, 245 pages, $5.95. Reviewed by Steven G. Vandenberg.

Joseph Nuttin, Paul Fraisse, and Richard Meili. Paul Fraisse and Jean Piaget (Eds.). Experimental Psychology: Its Scope and Methods. Vol. 5. Motivation, Emotion and Personality. New York: Basic Books, 1968. 289 pages, $5.95. Reviewed by Steven G. Vandenberg.

Magda B. Arnold (Ed.) The Nature of Emotion: Selected Readings. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1968. 398 pages. $1.95 Reviewed by David C. Murray.

Gilbert Kliman, Psychological Emergencies of Childhood. New York and London: Grune &; Stratton, 1968, 145 pages. Reviewed by Michael L. Peck.

Warren D. Gribbons and Paul R. Lohnes. Emerging Careers. New York: Teachers College Press, 1968 Reviewed by Steven G. Vandenberg.

Pascal, Gerald R., Behind the Screen. Boston, Christopher Publishing House, 1969, 243 pages, $6.50. Reviewed by Dell Lebo.

A. A. Roback and Thomas Kiernan. Pictorial History of Psychology and Psychiatry, New York: Philosophical Library, 1969, 294 pages, $12.50. Reviewed by Irving R. Stone.

Patricia Minuchin, Barbara Biber, Edna Shapiro, and Herbert Zimiles. The Psychological Impact of School Experience. New York: Basic Books, 1969, xxii + 514 pages, $12.50. Reviewed by Lita Linzer Schwartz.

William H. Grier &; Price M. Cobbs. Black Rage. New York: Basic Books. Pp. 213, $5.95. Reviewed by Dell Lebo.

Ruth M. Beard. An Outline of Piaget's Developmental Psychology for Students and Teachers. New York: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1969. Pp. xvi + 139. $4.95 Reviewed by Louise Bates Ames.

Arthur Wellon. Five Years in Mental Hospitals. New York: Exposition Press, 1967. Pp. 155, $5.50. Reviewed by Irving R. Stone.     

The Validity of Certain Mechanical Ability Tests for Selecting Cotton Mill Machine Fixers

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Sherif, M., &; Cantril, H. The Psychology of Ego-Involvements. New York: Wiley, 1947. Pp. 525. Reviewed by Louise Bates Ames

Willkie, H. F. A Rebel Yells. New York: Van Nostrand, 1946. Pp. 311. Reviewed by Samuel Renshaw

Wylie, P. An Essay on Morals. New York: Rinehart, 1947. Pp. 204. Reviewed by Albert Ellis     

The Use of the Altitude with a Post-Institutional Group

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(Thorndike, E. L. Human Nature and the Social Order. New York: Macmillan, 1940. Pp. 1019.) Reviewed by Herbert S. Conrad     

Maternal Influences on Anal or Compulsive Character in Children

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Hunter, W. S. Human Behavior. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1928. Pp. X + 355. $2.00 Reviewed by Herbert Woodrow

Pavlov, I. P. Lectures on Conditioned Reflexes. (Trans. by W. H. Gantt and G. Volborth.) New York: International Publ., 1928. Pp. 414. $6.50. Reviewed by C. J. Warden

Copeland, E. B. Natural Conduct: Principles of Practical Ethics. Stanford University: Stanford Univ. Press, 1928. Pp. vii+262. $3.50. Reviewed by Raymond R. Willoughby

Hull, C. L. Aptitude Testing. Yonkers-on-Hudson: World Book, 1928. Pp. iv + 535. $2.68. Reviewed by L. M. Harden