Becoming: Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality

by Gordon W. Allport

Book Overview

"A splendid statement of the historical development of psychology."--New Republic

"Provocative, penetrating, altogether worth reading."--Contemporary Psychology

The distinguished psychologist Gordon W. Allport outlines the need for a psychology of becoming, of the growth and development of personality that he says "can best be discovered by looking within ourselves." Modern psychology is in a dilemma, Allpost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300000022
• ISBN13: 9780300000023
• Release Date: September 1960
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A classical, erudite summary of Allport's humanistic approac

It is hard to top Allport's thoughtful and understated erudition as he carefully demolishes many of the prevalent reductionstic fads and fallacies of 20th century psychology. Reading and rereading this book represents time well-spent. What do Gordon Allport, Bob Hope and Drew Carey have in common? Answer: They were Clevelanders.