第1章 致谢
为了使那些有用的心理学原理变得更加有趣、更富实用价值，本书作者采用了生动有趣的方式来表现这些素材。同时，感谢美国心理学协会的科学家们，是他们从一开始就支持我们使用他们的研究成果，这对我们的写作是一种及时有效的鼓励。深深地感谢他们——
PROFESSOR GORDON W.ALLPORT
Dartmouth College
PROFESSOR W.C.BAGLEY
Columbia University
PROFESSOR C.HOMER BEAN
Louisiana University
PROFESSOR CHARLES SCOTT BERRY
University of Michigan
DEAN FREDERICK E.BOLTON
University of Washington
PROFESSOR FREDERICK G.BONSER
Columbia University
PROFESSOR WARNER BROWN
University of California
PROFESSOR WILLIAM M.BROWN
Washington and lee University
DR.B.R.BUCKINCHAM
Harvard University
PROFESSOR WILlIAm H.BURNHAM
Clark University
PROFESSOR C.MACFIE CAMPBELL
Harvard Medical School
PROFESSOR LEONARD CARMICHAEL
Brown University
PROFESSOR HARVER A.CARR
University of Chicago
DEAN WILL GRANT GHAMBERS
Pennsylvania State College
PROFESSOR HARRY WOLVEN GRANE
University of North Carolina
PROFESSOR ELMER CULLER
University of Illinois
PROFESSOR A.R.GILLILAND
Northwestern University
PROFESSOR SHELDON GLUECK
Harvard Law School
PROFESSOR JOHN FREDERICK DASHIELL
University of North Carolina
PROFESSOR JUNE E.DOWNEY
University of Wyoming
PROFESSOR RICHARD M.ELLIOTT
University of Minnesota
PROFESSOR HORACE B.ENGLISH
Antioch College
PROFESSOR J.E.EVANS
Iowa State College
PROFESSOR PAUL R.FARNSWORTH
Stanford University
PROFESSOR SHEPHERD IVORY FRANZ
University of California
PROFESSOR FRANK N.FREEMAN
University of Chicago
PROFESSOR CORA LOUISA FRIEDLINE
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
PROFESSOR SVEN FROEBERG
Gustavus Adolphus College
Dr.PAUL HANLY FURFEY
Catholic University of America
PROFESSOR HENRY E.GARRETT
Columbia University
PROFESSOR THOMAS RUSSELL GARTH
University of Denver
PROFESSOR ARTHUR I.GATES
Columbia University
DEAN ESTHER ALLEN GAW
Ohio Wesleyan University
PROFESSOR ARNOLD GESELL
Rale University
PROFESSOR SAMUEL RENBHAW
Ohio State University
DR.A.A.ROBACK
University Extension Lecturer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
PROFESSOR HENRY HERBERT GODDARD
Ohio State University
PROFESSOR H.M.HALVERSON
Yale University
PROFESSOR SAMUEL P.HAYES
Mt.Holyoke College
PROFESSOR ARTHUR W.K.ORNHAUSER
University of Chicago
PROFESSOR HOWARD SCOTT LINDELL
Cornell University
DR.D.I.MACHT
Johns Hopkins University
PROFESSOR MARK A.MAY
Yale University
PROFESSOR W.A.MCCALl
Columbia University
PROFESSOR MAX FREDERICK MEYER
University of Missouri
PROFESSOR WALTER R.MILES
Stanford University
PROFESSOR GEORCE HAINES MOUNT
University of Southern California
PROFESSOR SIDNEY M.NEWHALL
Yale University
PROFESSOR H.K.NIXON
Columbia University
DEAN FRANKLIN CRESSEY PASCHAL
Vanderbilt University
PROFESSOR G.T.PATRICK
University of Iowa
DEAN LOUIS A.PECHSTEIN
University of Cincinnati
PROFESSOR F.A.C.PERRIN
University of Texas
PROFESSOR WALTER B.PILLSBURY
University of Michigan
PROFESSOR A.T.POFFENBERGER
Columbia University
DR.LOUISE E.POULL
Columbia University
PROFESSOR CHRISTIAN A.RUCKMICK
University of Iowa
PROFESSOR HENRY ALFORD RUGEB
Columbia University
DEAN C.E.SEASHORE
University of Iowa
PRESIDENT WALTER DILL SCOTT
Northwestern University
PROFESSOR M.ALLEN STARR
Columbia University
PROFESSOR EDWARD K.STRONG
Stanford University
PROFESSOR JOHN W.TODD
University of Southern California
PROFESSOR CHARLES H.TOLL
Amherst College
PROFESSOR EDWARD CHACE TOLMAM
University of California
PROFESSOR M.R.TRABUE
University of North Carolina
DEAN KARL T.WAUGH
University of Southern California
PROFESSOR LOUE WINFIELD WEBB
Northwestern University
PROFESSOR ALBERT P.WEBS
Ohio State University
PROFESSOR MARY T.WHTTLEY
Columbia University
PROFESSOR R.S.WOODWORTH
Columbia University
PROFESSOR HELEN THOMPSON WOOLLBY
Columbia University
PROFESSOR CLARENCE S.YOAKUM
University of Michigan
PROFESSOR KIMBALL YOUNG
University of Wisconsin
PROFESSOR PAUL THOMAS YOUNG
University of Illinois
注：名单所列的159位科学家，他们都赞成这本书的写作思路，即运用心理学原理来解释成功人士为什么成功。我们请他们采用各种心理学方法来分析一些具体案例，他们都认真地回了信。当然，在某些情况下，他们也有分歧，他们的见解和方法也不尽相同，但最后这些基本思想一般都可以达成一致。