Book reviews

Anna Freud: Normality and Pathology in Childhood. Assessments of Development. International Universities Press, Inc., New York, 1965. Pp. XII and 273.

M. L. Kellmer Pringle: Deprivation and Education. Longmans Green &; Co. Ltd., London, 1965. Pp. vi and 311. 42s. 6d.     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article. Schein , Edgar H., and Bennis , Warren G. Personal and Organizational Change through Group Methods: The Laboratory Approach. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1965. Pp. x + 376. $8.25 Bennis , Warren G. Changing Organizations: Essays on the Development and Evolution of Human Organization. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Pp. xi + 223. $6.95 Holding , D. H. Principles of Training. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc., 1965. Pp. xvi + 156. 17 s. 6 d. American Management Association . Making the Most of Training Opportunities (Management Bulletin #73). New York: American Management Association, Inc. 1965. Pp. 46. $4.50; $3.00 to AMA Members Towle , Joseph W., Schoen , Sterling H., and Hilgert , Raymond L. Problems and Policies in Personnel Management: A Casebook. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. Pp. 358. $3.75 (paperbound) Kepner , Charles H., and Tregoe , Benjamin B. The Rational Manager: A Systematic Approach to Problem Solving and Decision Making. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. Pp. vii + 275. $5.95 Burger , Chester . Survival in the Executive Jungle. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1964. Pp. xi + 274. $4.95 Presthus , Robert . Behavioral Approaches to Public Administration. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1965. Pp. 158. $3.95 Wishart , J. Kenneth . Techniques of Leadership. New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1965. Pp. 108. $3.00 Hodgson , Richard C., Levinson , Daniel J., and Zaleznik , Abraham . The Executive Role Constellation: An Analysis of Personality and Role Relations in Management. Boston: Division of Research, Harvard Business School, 1965. Pp. xxii + 509. $8.00 American Psychiatric Association , Committee on Occupational Psychiatry . The Mentally Ill Employee: His Treatment and Rehabilitation New York: Hoeber Medical Division, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965. Pp. x + 110. $2.95 Buros , Oscar Krisbn (Editor). The Sixth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Highland Park, N. J.: The Gryphon Press, 1965. Pp. xxxvi + 1714. $32.50 Barrett , Richard S. Performance Rating. Chicago: Science Research Associates, Inc., 1966. Pp. ix + 166. $4.50     

Bible Study and Character

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Thomas, W. I., &; Thomas, D. S. The Child in America. New York: Knopf, 1928. Pp. xiv+575.

Thomas, D. S. Some New Techniques for Studying Social Behavior. New York: Bur. Pubis., Teach. Coll., 1929. Pp. viii+203.

Healy, W., Bronner, A. F., Baylor, E. M. H., &; Murphy, J. P. Reconstructing Behavior in Youth. New York: Knopf, 1929. Pp. vii+325.

Calverton, V. F., &; Schmalhausen, S. D. [Editors]. The New Generation. New York: Macaulay, 1930. Pp. 717.

Furfey, P. H. The Growing Boy. New York: Macmillan, 1930. Pp. viii+192.

Hollingworth, L. S. The Psychology of the Adolescent. New York: Appleton, 1928. Pp. xiii+259.

Brooks, F. D. The Psychology of Adolescence. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Pp. xxiii+652.

Pratt, K. C., Nelson, A. K., &; Sun, K. H. The Behavior of the Newborn Infant. Columbus: Ohio State Univ. Press, 1930. Pp. xiii+237.

Bühler, C. The First Year of Life. New York: John Day, 1930. Pp. x+281.

Bühler, C. Kindheit und Jugend. Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1930. Pp. xx+308.

Bühler, K. The Mental Development of the Child. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1930. Pp. xi+170.

Curti, M. W. Child Psychology. New York: Longmans, Green, 1930. Pp. ix+527.

Piaget, J. The Child's Conception of Physical Causality. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1930. Pp. viii+309.     

Post-War Trends in Employment,Crime, Insanity,and Heart Disease

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(Snyder, W. U. Casebook of Non-Directive Counseling. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. Pp. 339.) Reviewed by Albert Ellis

(Newcomb, T. M., &; Hartley, E. L., Eds. Readings in Social Psychology. New York: Holt, 1947. Pp. 672.) Reviewed by Gwynne Nettler     

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 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 Reviews

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Beaumont, P.B. (1993). Human resource management: Key concepts and skills. London: Sage Publications. Pp. 225. ISBN 0-8039-8815-X. £12.95.

Sims, D., Fineman, S., &; Gabriel, Y. (1993). Organizing and organizations: An introduction. London: Sage. Pp. xi + 324. £12.95.     

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.     

Book reviews

A. A. Long (ed.). Problems in Stoicism. London: The Athlone Press of the University of London, 1971. Pp. 1–257. Indexed. $13.00.

Mario Bunge. Foundations of Physics. Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy. Volume 10. New York: Springer‐Verlag New York, Inc., 1967. Pp. xii, 311. Indexed. $17.00.

E. D. Klemke (ed.). Essays on Bertrand Russell. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1971. Pp. xi, 458. Indexed. $3.95 (paper).

E. M. Curley. Spinoza's Metaphysics: An Essay in Interpretation Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. Pp xv, 174. Indexed. $8.00

Joel J. Kupperman. Ethical Knowledge. New York: Humanities Press, 1971. Pp 1–156. Indexed. $8.50.

Wesley C. Salmon (ed.). Zeno's Paradoxes. Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs‐Merrill, 1970. Pp x, 309. Indexed. $3.95 (paper).

Leo Elders. Aristotle's Theology; A Commentary on Book A of the Metaphysics. Van Gorcum (distributed in U.S.A. by Humanities Press, New York), 1972. Pp 1–309. Indexed. $18.50.

Ernest Nagel, Sylvain Bromberger, and Adolf Grunbaum. Observation and Theory in Science. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins Press, 1971. Pp 1–134. Indexed. $6.95.     

Critical Reviews of Recent Books

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(Strong, Edward K., Jr. Psychological Aspects of Business. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1938. Pp. 629.) Reviewed by Herbert Moore

(Brown, J. F. Psychology and the Social Order. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1936. Pp. 529.) Reviewed by Lawrence M. Baker     

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.     

Prison Research: Techniques and Methods

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(Thurstone, L. L. Multiple Factor Analysis. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1947. Pp. 535.) Reviewed by H. J. Eysenck.

(Sherif, M., &; Cantril, H. The Psychology of Ego-Involvements. New York: Wiley, 1947‥ Pp. 525.) Reviewed by H. J. Eysenck.     

Books

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Bassov, M. General Principles of Pedology. Moscow; Leningrad, 1928. Pp. 744.

Freud, S. The Future of an Illusion. New York: Horace Liveright and the Institute of Psycho-analysis, 1928. Pp. 98.

Thirty-Four Psychologists. Feelings and Emotions: The Wittenberg Symposium. (Edited by M. L. Reymert.) Worcester, Mass.: Clark Univ. Press. 1928. Pp.xi+454. $6.00.¹

Pillsbury, W. B. The History of Psychology. New York: Norton, 1929. Pp. 326.

Kupky, O. The Religious Development of Adolescents. (Trans. by W. C. Trow.) New York: Macmillan, 1928. Pp. vii+138. $1.50.

Goddard, H. H. School Training of Gifted Children. Yonkers, N. Y.: World Book Co., 1928. Pp. xii+226.     

Book Reviews

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Wilson, D.G. & Rosenfeld, R. (1990). Managing organizations: text, readings and cases. London: McGraw Hill Book Company. Pp. 494. ISBN 0-07-707232-4. £16.95 (paperback).

Argyle, M. (1991). Cooperation: The basis of sociability. London: Routledge. Pp. 234. ISBN 0-41503-546-5. £10.99 (paperback).

Rasmussen, J., Brehmer, B., & LePlat, J. (Eds.). (1991). Distributed decision making: Cognitive models for cooperative work. Chichester: Wiley & Sons. Pp. 416. ISBN 0-471-92828-3. £49.95.     

Identifying the Insecure Child: III. The Use of Children's Drawings

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(Terman, L. M., &; Oden, M. H. The Gifted Child Grows Up. Stanford: Stanford Univ. Press, 1947. Pp. 448.) Reviewed by Nathan Israeli

(Cameron, N. The Psychology of Behavior Disorders. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. Pp. 622.) Reviewed By P. E. Lichtenstein     

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     

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     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article. Katz , Daniel, and Kahn , Robert L. The Social Psychology of Organizations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1966. Pp. ix + 498. $8.50 Katz , Daniel, and Kahn , Robert L. The Social Psychology of Organizations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1966. Pp. ix + 498. $8.50 Herzberg , Frederick . Work and the Nature of Man. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Pp. xx + 203. $6.00 Kellogg , Marion S. What to do about Performance Appraisal. New York: American Management Association, Inc., 1965. Pp. 223. $7.50; $5.00 to AMA members Barrett , Richard S. Performance Rating. Chicago: Science Research Associates, Inc., 1966. Pp. ix + 166. $4.50 Research Conference on the Use of Autobiographical Data as Psychological Predictors. Greensboro, N.C.: The Creativity Research Institute of The Richardson Foundation, 1966. Pp. 235 + 12 (bibliography). Free. Owens , William A., and Henry , Edwin R. Biographical Data in Industrial Psychology: A Review and Evaluation. Greensboro, N.C.: The Creativity Research Institute of The Richardson Foundation, 1966. Pp. 20. Free. Gilmer , B. von Haller . Industrial Psychology. (Second Edition) New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Pp. xv + 617. $8.95 Bbrgen , Garret L., and Haney , William V. Organizational Relations and Management Action: Cases and Issues. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. Pp. xi + 756. $9.75 Calhoon , Richard P. Cases in Personnel Management and Supervision. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1966. Pp. ix + 229. $2.95 Stogdill , Ralph M. Managers, Employees, Organizations. Columbus: Bureau of Business Research, The Ohio State University, 1965. Pp. xiii + 315. $6.00 Helfrich , Margaret L. The Social Role of the Executive's Wife. Columbus: Bureau of Business Research, Ohio State University, 1965. Pp. xi + 95. $3.00 Gellerman , Saul W. The Management of Human Relations. New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1966. Pp. xiii + 143. $2.50