"The text of this book was originally published, in slightly different form and without the present index, as volume 56, number 1 of the Journal of Personality"

This book is a uniquely integrative introduction to adult personality assessment that will engage graduate and undergraduate students.

This exceptionally readable and down-to-earth handbook is destined to become the definitive guide to psychobiographical research, the application of psychologic

projects, and an extensive bibliography. --Book Jacket.

How can we know what another human being is like in some meaningful, dynamic way? Can we distill the signature-like features of an individual personality? What