A review of race psychologyGarth, T. R.
doi: 10.1037/h0075064pmid: N/A
176 titles are reviewed under the headings: trends; popular, theoretical, and anthropological treatments; experimental and statistical. The last-named are analyzed also in tabular forms, in one table arranged by dates and investigators, in another by racial groups.
Recent social psychologySprowls, J. W.
doi: 10.1037/h0075885pmid: N/A
A review of 102 titles under the heads: evolution of "pattern" psychology; structural and functional psychology; personality; group psychology; cultural psychology; recent text books. Historical perspectives are suggested.
Review of 'Creative Imagination'Fernberger, Samuel W.
doi: 10.1037/h0067015pmid: N/A
Reviews the book Creative Imagination by June E. Downey . Downey endeavors to find a more fruitful approach to the complex problems of aesthetics. The book is composed of twenty-nine short chapters. Written over a period of several years and sometimes published as independent studies, these chapters suffer somewhat from discontinuity. Even their logical ordering in book form fails to forge any systematic bond. But the author does not regard her contributions as providing a single consistent esthetic theory; her intent is focused on description. One leaves this psychoaestheic panorama feeling that the author comprehends the complexity of her subject, and for that reason has been talking about true art and genuine creation.
Review of 'The Psychology of Religious Adjustment'Fernberger, Samuel W.
doi: 10.1037/h0065245pmid: N/A
Reviews the book The Psychology of Religious Adjustment by Edmund S. Conklin . This book will serve as a convenient manual, summarizing as it does the main features of the psychology of religion--including religious experience, religious sentiment, and appeals by American churches--and citing the more important literature, including the latest studies. The psychological standpoint of the author may be characterized as functional, with a leaning toward a mild form of behaviorism. He has familiarized himself with all the better known religious communions in this country at the present time, and speaks with a knowledge derived not only from books but from first hand observation.
Review of 'Social Psychology'Fernberger, Samuel W.
doi: 10.1037/h0068291pmid: N/A
Reviews the book Social Psychology by Bernard C. Ewer . Ewer's purpose in this book is a synthesis and organization of social psychology, and makes statements regarding the nature of social processes and the importance of thought as a social function. Negative criticism might point to the rather hasty explanation of so important a social factor as the acquisition of language, the use of terms in the beginning which are not clearly defined (the book is meant for elementary use), and the lack of bibliographies. On the positive side we find that the author does not overlook the important part that integration and the tendency towards unity play in behavior. In general the book is weak in basic explanation but rich in description of social behavior.
Editorial noteFernberger, Samuel W.
doi: 10.1037/h0066725pmid: N/A
The Editorial Board of the Publications of the American Psychological Association announces the resignation of Professor Madison Bentley as Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology, and the appointment of Professor Edward S. Robinson as editor of the Psychological Bulletin