xx Preface Acknowledgments Finally we wish to acknowledge our gratitude to the many people who have contributed to the completion of this book First of all we are grateful for the valuable help given by those people who reviewed earlier editions of Theories of Personality Their evaluations and suggestions helped greatly in the preparation of this new edition These reviewers include the following Robert J Drummond University of North Florida Lena K Ericksen Western Washington University Charles S Johnson William Rainey Harper College Alan Lipman George Washington University John Phelan Eric Rettinger Elizabeth Rellinger Evert Community College Linda Sayers Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Mark E Sibicky Marietta College Connie Veldink Illinois College Dennis Wanamaker Kevin Simpson Concordia University Lisa Lockhart Texas A M UniversityKingsville Natalie Denburg University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Kristine Anthis Southern Connecticut State University Eros DeSouza Illinois State University Yozan D Mosig University of NebraskaKearney Angie Fournier Virginia Wesleyan College Atara Mcnamara Boise State University Randi Smith Metro State College of Denver and Myra Spindel Florida International UniversityMiami Carrie Hall Miami University of Ohio Kenneth Walters State University of New York at Oneonta and Melissa Wright Northwest Vista College Thanks to the Colorado College students in personality class over the years for their many insightful comments that keep these editions fresh In addition we are also grateful to the following reviewers whose feedback helped to shape the tenth edition Cassandra Zamoralez Brazosport College Rebecca Gibson Liberty University Stephen P Joy Albertus Magnus College William Price North Country Community College Sarah Angulo Texas State University and David Rentler University of Connecticut We appreciate the strong support we have had from our publisher We would like to express our special thanks to Elisa Odoardi Product Developer Danielle Clement Senior Content Project Manager Lumina Datamatics Inc developmental editors Ann Loch and Adina Lonn and Mithun Kothandath from SPi Global for his production assistance We are also indebted to Albert Bandura for his helpful comments on the chapter dealing with social cognitive theory We also wish to thank these other personality theorists for taking time to discuss appropriate sections of earlier editions of this book Albert Bandura Hans J Eysenck deceased Robert McCrae Paul T Costa Jr Carl R Rogers deceased Julian B Rotter deceased and B F Skinner deceased Finally GJF thanks his sons Jerry and Evan and T AR thanks her daughters Annika and Mia for their emotional support and other important contributions Both GJF and T AR want to acknowledge the foundational work on this book that Jess Feist provided in authoring the first 3 editions alone This book would not exist without him As always we welcome and appreciate comments from readers which help us continue to improve Theories of Personality Gregory J Feist Oakland CA Tomi Ann Roberts Colorado Springs COxx Preface Acknowledgments Finally, we wish to acknowledge our gratitude to the many people who have contributed to the completion of this book. First of all, we are grateful for the valuable help given by those people who reviewed earlier editions of Theories of Personality. Their evaluations and suggestions helped greatly ...in the preparation of this new edition. These reviewers include the following: Robert J. Drummond, University of North Florida; Lena K. Ericksen, Western Washington University; Charles S. Johnson, William Rainey Harper College; Alan Lipman, George Washington University; John Phelan, Eric Rettinger, Elizabeth Rellinger, Evert Community College; Linda Sayers, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; Mark E. Sibicky, Marietta College; Connie Veldink, Illinois College; Dennis Wanamaker; Kevin Simpson, Concordia University; Lisa Lockhart, Texas A&M UniversityKingsville; Natalie Denburg, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Kristine Anthis, Southern Connecticut State University; Eros DeSouza, Illinois State University; Yozan D. Mosig, University of NebraskaKearney; Angie Fournier, Virginia Wesleyan College; Atara Mcnamara, Boise State University; Randi Smith, Metro State College of Denver; and Myra Spindel, Florida International UniversityMiami. Carrie Hall, Miami University of Ohio; Kenneth Walters, State University of New York at Oneonta; and Melissa Wright, Northwest Vista College. Thanks to the Colorado College students in personality class over the years for their many insightful comments that keep these editions fresh. In addition, we are also grateful to the following reviewers whose feedback helped to shape the tenth edition: Cassandra Zamoralez, Brazosport College; Rebecca Gibson, Liberty University; Stephen P. Joy, Albertus Magnus College; William Price, North Country Community College; Sarah Angulo, Texas State University; and David Rentler, University of Connecticut. We appreciate the strong support we have had from our publisher. We would like to express our special thanks to Elisa Odoardi, Product Developer, Danielle Clement, Senior Content Project Manager, Lumina Datamatics, Inc. developmental editors, Ann Loch and Adina Lonn, and Mithun Kothandath from SPi Global for his production assistance. We are also indebted to Albert Bandura for his helpful comments on the chapter dealing with social cognitive theory. We also wish to thank these other personality theorists for taking time to discuss appropriate sections of earlier editions of this book: Albert Bandura, Hans J. Eysenck (deceased), Robert McCrae, Paul T. Costa, Jr., Carl R. Rogers (deceased), Julian B. Rotter (deceased), and B. F. Skinner (deceased). Finally, GJF thanks his sons Jerry and Evan, and T-AR thanks her daughters Annika and Mia for their emotional support and other important contributions. Both GJF and T-AR want to acknowledge the foundational work on this book that Jess Feist provided in authoring the first 3 editions alone. This book would not exist without him. As always, we welcome and appreciate comments from readers, which help us continue to improve Theories of Personality. Gregory J. Feist Oakland, CA Tomi-Ann Roberts Colorado Springs, CO